# Accident 19800727030459A: Univar 1083, Chester, IL, July 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1980, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chester, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9258° N, 89.8277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9258&lon=-89.8277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4066C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4066C) (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: 500 total, 410 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800727030459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WEATHER. ON TAKEOFF FROM WHEAT FIELD, HE HIT MUD PUDDLE. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 CHI80FEV29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV29), Jul 27, 1980: Stinson 108-3 (N4066C), Chester, IL, 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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