# Accident 19810916059229A: Univar F1, Reno, NV, September 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1981, 08:15 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,298 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FXQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FXQ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED DURING LOW-LEVEL AIR RACE PRACTICE. DIVED INTO GROUND. NO AIRPLANE OR PILOT MALFUNCTIONS NOTED.

## 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 LAX81FXQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FXQ36), Sep 16, 1981: La Lee W-18 (N28LL), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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