# Incident 19900511031699I: Univar 1081, Torrance, CA, May 11, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1990, 17:05 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8872K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872K-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 375 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511031699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. HAD STRONG CROSSWINDS.

## Other reports on N8872K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810404023559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810404023559I), Apr 4, 1981: Univar 1081 (N8872K), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped during landing roll.

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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