# Accident 19880513016159A: Univar 1081, Mosca, CO, May 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1988, 10:10 local time
- Place: Mosca, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6493° N, 105.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6493&lon=-105.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354C-1991-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,543 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880513016159A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES TRYING TO CLIMB OVER MOUNTAIN PASS. LACKED PROPER CHECKOUT IN TYPE. WAS WARNED NOT TO FLY HIGH 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 DEN88FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA107), May 13, 1988: Stinson 108-2 (N354C), Mosca, CO, 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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