# Accident 19900908038459A: Univar 1081, Gallup, NM, September 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1990, 14:59 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5192° N, 108.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5192&lon=-108.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8631K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8631K-1991-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 481 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038459A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO FULL LOAD AND 9100 FEET DENSITY ALTITUDE. BEGAN A TURN. STALLED AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN90FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA182), Sep 8, 1990: Stinson 108-1 (N8631K), Gallup, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLING HIS AIRCRAFT AT AN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO EFFECT A RECOVERY. A FACTOR WAS HIGH DENSITY ATTITUDE.

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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