# Accident 19910525017119A: Univar STC108, Gold Bar, WA, May 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gold Bar, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8608° N, 121.6600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8608&lon=-121.6600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9715K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9715K-1993-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR STC108
- Reported engine: CONT O470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 22 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910525017119A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND SEAPLANE ON A LAKE IN RAIN,HAIL AND DENSE FOG. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 SEA91FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA119), May 25, 1991: Stinson 108-2 (N9715K), Gold Bar, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE OBSTACLES (TREES). THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION (FOG) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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