# Accident 19840519019389A: Univar 1083, Portland, OR, May 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1984, 18:20 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4898° N, 122.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4898&lon=-122.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20Q-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 103 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840519019389A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ANTENNA GUY WIRE, CRASHED AND BURNED.CEILING AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO.VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED ON BRIEFING

## 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 SEA84FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA111), May 20, 1984: Stinson 108-3 (N20Q), Portland, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N20Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19800517014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517014179A), May 17, 1980: Univar 1083 (N20Q), Dayton, OR, Substantial damage. Started takeoff roll on narrow, Private strip. Veered off center. Left wheel hit soft shoulder. Airplane nosed over

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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