# Accident 19860426049009A: Univar 1081, Grangeville, ID, April 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1986, 23:05 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8996° N, 116.1305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8996&lon=-116.1305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8165K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8165K-2013-05-13) (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 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860426049009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN AT NIGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS. PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA86LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA251), Apr 27, 1986: Stinson 108-1 (N8165K), Grangeville, ID, 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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