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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univar 108 · Ellensburg, WA · May 3, 1981

Date
May 3, 1981 · 10:10 local
Place
Ellensburg, WA
Airport
Ellensburg-Bowers
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9279K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81FA033
Reported as
Univar 108
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
346 total17 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indicates a stall in a steep turn in a downdraft, trying to turn away from rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES A STALL IN A STEEP TURN IN A DOWNDRAFT, TRYING TO TURN AWAY FROM RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.