# Accident 19900405007799A: Univar 1082, Portland, OR, April 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1990, 00:23 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5794° N, 122.9102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5794&lon=-122.9102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9443K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9443K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230416, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 45 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900405007799A

## Narrative

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

PARKING BRAKE ON TAIL TIED. HAND PROPPED ENGINE STARTED. TIE DOWN BROKE, AIRCRAFT RAN INTO TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA90LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA062), Apr 5, 1990: Stinson 108-2 (N9443K), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT DISPLAYED POOR STARTING PROCEDURES BY PROCEEDING WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES WITH THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE INADEQUACIES OF THE TIE DOWN. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTAIN ASSISTANCE FOR THIS PROCEDURE…

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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