# Accident 19800723028309A: Univar 108, Liberty, MO, July 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1980, 19:45 local time
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2413° N, 94.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2413&lon=-94.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97350, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108 (registry code 9230412, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 28 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723028309A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL RAISED NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. HIT HARD SIX FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC80DCG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG35), Jul 23, 1980: Stinson 108 (N97350), Liberty, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97350 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780310014789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014789I), Mar 10, 1978: Univar 108 (N97350), Minneapolis, KS, Minor damage. During takeoff on a soft sod runway, pilot hit a mud area & flipped over.

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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