# Accident 19890115000679A: Univar 1081, South St Paul, MN, January 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: South St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Municipal-Richard E Fleming
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8801° N, 93.0402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8801&lon=-93.0402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8726K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8726K-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230414, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-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 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 67 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115000679A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON SNOW COVERED SOD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. TOO MUCH CROSSWIND.

## 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 MKC89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA052), Jan 16, 1989: Stinson 108-1 (N8726K), South St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

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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