# Accident 19800308005639A: Univar 1083, Ft Yukon, AK, March 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ft Yukon, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.5818° N, 145.2489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Yukon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5818&lon=-145.2489&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: 420 total, 181 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005639A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF FROM SNOW COVERED STRIP. STALLED AIRPLANE TRYING TO AVOID HILL OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC80DAA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA09), Mar 8, 1980: Stinson 108-3 (N8044K), Kevinjik Lk, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N8044K (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19780906018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780906018029I), Sep 6, 1978: Univar 1083 (N8044K), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Pilot ran off end of runway while taxiing to ramp. His vision was obscured by sun.

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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