# Accident 19851019052749A: Univar 1081, The Plains, VA, October 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: The Plains, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8622° N, 77.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Plains, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8622&lon=-77.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8422K-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019052749A

## Narrative

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

VIOLENT ENGINE VIBRATION. SELECTED BUT REJECTED ONE AREA TRIED ANOTHER TOO HIGH HIT TREES. ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED.

## 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 BFO86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA004), Oct 19, 1985: Stinson 108-1 Voyager (N8422K), The Plains, VA, 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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