# Accident 19830818042979A: Univar 1081, Tully, NY, August 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1983, 03:00 local time
- Place: Tully, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7897° N, 76.1010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7897&lon=-76.1010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8470K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470K-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 85 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830818042979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT OUTCLIMB DOWNDRAFT TURBULENCE AND CRASHED INTO RIDGE WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB. THUNDERSTORM IN AREA

## 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 NYC83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA216), Aug 18, 1983: Stinson 108-1 (N8470K), Tully, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N8470K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990308002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990308002099A), Mar 8, 1999: Univar 1081 (N8470K), Santa Rosa, NM, Substantial damage. Acft landed on rwy 26 and turned around to tie down when a gust of wind flipped the acft over, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 8, 1999,…
- [Incident 19820129006419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129006419I), Jan 29, 1982: Univar 1081 (N8470K), Norwich, NY, Minor damage. Bounced on crosswind landing. Side stress pulled strut from shock, collapsing landing gear.

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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