# Accident 19810531031419A: Univar 1082, Valley Center, KS, May 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Valley Center, KS
- Airport: High Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8426° N, 97.3514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HIGH POINT (3KS5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8426&lon=-97.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97899, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97899-1983-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531031419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC81FCQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ35), May 31, 1981: Stinson 108-2 (N97899), Valley Center, KS, 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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