# Accident 19911222057009A: Univar 1081, Longmont, CO, December 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1644° N, 105.1636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANCE BRAND (LMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97962-1992-04-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911222057009A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS HIGH ALTITUDE. UNABLE CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. HIT DITCH AND FENCE. FOULED PLUGS,BUSTED CYLINDERS DETONATION.

## 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 DEN92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA017), Dec 22, 1991: Stinson 108-1 (N97962), Longmont, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FOULED SPARK PLUGS. THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE ENGINE WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N97962 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751104036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751104036589A), Nov 4, 1975: Univar 1081 (N97962), Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. Goodyear brake assy 511972 malfunctioned. Left wheel partially locked up. Acft ran off rwy.

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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