# Accident 19790330005359A: Univar 1081, Pritchaird, ID, March 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pritchaird, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8229K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8229K-1984-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230414, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 186 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330005359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN INTO SNOW SHOWERS AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD. FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA79DYP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP07), Mar 30, 1979: Stinson 108-1 (N8229K), Pritchard, ID, substantial damage

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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