# Accident 19920619025589A: Univar 1083, Window Rock, AZ, June 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Window Rock, AZ
- Airport: Window Rock Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6894° N, 108.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6894&lon=-108.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N589C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589C-2011-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920619025589A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFTS ON CLIMBOUT,UNABLE TO CLIMB,TURNED BACK,ANOTHER DOWNDRAFT. COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX92LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA255), Jun 19, 1992: Stinson 108-3 (N589C), Window Rock, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CALCULATE THE AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE DATA AND PERFORM A WEATHER EVAULUATION. THE EXISTING HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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