# Accident 19911116051849A: Univar 108, Spanishburg, WV, November 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Spanishburg, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4491° N, 81.1098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4491&lon=-81.1098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97684, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97684-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911116051849A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT ON TOP AT 9000 FEET. DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS AND STRUCK TREES ON A MOUNTAIN. NOT IFR RATED.NO IFR CLEARANCE

## 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 BFO92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA007), Nov 16, 1991: Stinson 108 (N97684), Spanishburg, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW CEILING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE.

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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