# Accident 19851229064149A: Univar 108, Hoquiam, WA, December 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1985, 23:50 local time
- Place: Hoquiam, WA
- Airport: Bowerman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1101° N, 123.9596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1101&lon=-123.9596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40199, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40199-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851229064149A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND THEN TREES IN A SHALLOW, CONTROLLED DESCENT. PLUGS FOULED, SOME WITH NO GAP. LITTLE DAMAGE TO PROPS

## 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 SEA86FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA034), Dec 30, 1985: Stinson 108 (N40199), Hoquiam, WA, destroyed, 2 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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