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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 1082 · Valley Center, KS · May 31, 1981

Date
May 31, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Valley Center, KS
Airport
High Point
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N97899
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FCQ35
Reported as
Univar 1082
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total0 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Took off in nose-High mushing attitude. Drifted off runway, struck a light pole. Airplane cartwheeled on impact.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF IN NOSE-HIGH MUSHING ATTITUDE. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY, STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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