# Accident 19891108044719A: Univar 1083, Fort Collins, CO, November 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1989, 08:20 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4082C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4082C-2019-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230418, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891108044719A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND LANDING. LOST CONTROL VEERED OFF RUNWAY. WIND LIFTED TAIL. NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA019), Nov 8, 1989: Universal Stinson 108-3 (N4082C), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITONS BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION AND SOFT…

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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