# Accident 19801109067479A: Univar 108, Clearwater, FL, November 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97400, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97400-1981-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109067479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AFTER DIVERTING ATTENTION TO TRIM 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 MIA81FLD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD08), Nov 9, 1980: Stinson 108-2 (N97400), Clearwater, FL, 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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