# Accident 19860506016169A: Univar M10, Abilene, TX, May 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1986, 16:35 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9538V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9538V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M10 (registry code 5872018, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR M10
- Reported engine: CONT C9016F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860506016169A

## Narrative

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

CFI FAILED TO INCREASE POWER AS HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED. HARD LANDING MADE.

## 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 FTW86LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA081), May 6, 1986: Mooney M-10 (N9538V), Abilene, TX, 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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