# Accident 19830515019369A: Univar 1083, Buffalo, WY, May 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1983, 17:55 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3394° N, 106.7103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3394&lon=-106.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N585C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N585C-1996-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 156 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515019369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF IN CROSSWIND THAT EXCEEDED AIRPLANE CAPABILITIES. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 DEN83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA112), May 15, 1983: Stinson 108-3 (N585C), Buffalo, WY, 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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