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Incident

FAA incident report · Univar 108-1 · Fairbanks, AK · April 25, 1987

Date
April 25, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Metro Field
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8419K
Reported as
Univar 1081
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4150*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
34,000 total150 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Shortly after takeoff the engine ran rough and lost power. Landed on a sandbar. Rocker arm was broken.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LOST POWER. LANDED ON A SANDBAR. ROCKER ARM WAS BROKEN.