# Incident 19870903061969I: Univar 1081, Fairbanks, AK, September 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8489K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8489K) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 80 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870903061969I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL WENT INTO A HOLE DURING TAXI IN EXTREMELY GUSTY WINDS. AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER. UNSAFE WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N8489K (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950820029179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820029179I), Aug 20, 1995: Univar 108 (N8489K), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Tail dragger instruction. Student lost directional control landing. CFI was able to prevent complete ground loop.
- [Incident 19890429027999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890429027999I), Apr 29, 1989: Univar 1081 (N8489K), Fairbanks, AK. Rough running engine. Landed on sod airstrip. Found left rear cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm broken.
- [Accident 19740415026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740415026169A), Apr 15, 1974: Univar 1081 (N8489K), Cantwell, AK, 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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