# Accident 19800717043989A: Univar 1083, Grattan, MI, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Grattan, MI
- Airport: Wabasis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0842° N, 85.3811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grattan, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0842&lon=-85.3811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4110C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4110C-1981-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230418, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 320 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717043989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES AFTER TAKE OFF,STALLED AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI80DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA057), Jul 17, 1980: Stinson 108-3 (N4110C), Grattan, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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