# Accident 19920209002259A: Univar 1082, Cube Cove, AK, February 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1992, 09:07 local time
- Place: Cube Cove, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.9350° N, 134.7111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cube Cove, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9350&lon=-134.7111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905D-1992-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209002259A

## Narrative

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

EXTREME TURBULENCE ON APPROACH AND DOWNWIND CAUSE IMPACT IN STUMPS WEST OF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. PRECARIOUS STRIP.

## 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 ANC92LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA033), Feb 9, 1992: Stinson 108-2 (N905D), Cube Cove, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE ENCOUNTER OF WINDSHEAR DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS BY ELECTING TO LAND DOWNWIND. FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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