# Accident 19890603014069A: Univar STC108, Wasilla, AK, June 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla Lake Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9642K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR STC108
- Reported engine: CONT O470MCI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 501 total, 268 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603014069A

## Narrative

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

MADE TIGHT TURN AFTER WATER TAKEOFF AND DIVED INTO LAKE. MAY HAVE TURNED WRONG WAY TOWARDS SHORE AND TIGHTENED TURN

## 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 ANC89FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA084), Jun 3, 1989: Stinson 108-2 (N9642K), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FAILED TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN ITS RECOMMENDED PARAMETERS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A STALL-SPIN INTO THE WATER.

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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