# Incident 19780906018029I: Univar 1083, Fairbanks, AK, September 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1978, 18:41 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8068° N, 147.7624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METRO FLD (MTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8068&lon=-147.7624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8044K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8044K-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780906018029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. HIS VISION WAS OBSCURED BY SUN.

## Other reports on N8044K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800308005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005639A), Mar 8, 1980: Univar 1083 (N8044K), Ft Yukon, AK, Destroyed. Made takeoff from snow covered strip. Stalled airplane trying to avoid hill off end of runway.
- [Incident 19790628017649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628017649I), Jun 28, 1979: Univar 1083 (N8044K), Fort Yukon, AK, Minor damage. Ran off end of gravel bar during attempted go around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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