# Accident 19890306003129A: Univar 1082, Custer, SD, March 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Custer, SD
- Airport: Custer County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7603° N, 103.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7603&lon=-103.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306003129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED. INSTALLED MAGNETOS WITHOUT DRIVE GEAR SAFETY PINS. A NUT FELL INTO ENGINE.

## 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 DEN89LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA082), Mar 7, 1989: Stinson 108-2 (N150C), Custer, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND/OWNER IN THAT THE MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR RETAINING NUTS WERE NOT SAFETIED WHICH RESULTED IN THEM BACKING OFF, DISCONNECTING THE MAGNETOES AND ONE OF THE…

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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