# Accident 19920725027319A: Univar 1083, Boonville, MO, July 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1992, 06:20 local time
- Place: Boonville, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9614° N, 92.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boonville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9614&lon=-92.7462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N948C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948C-1995-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920725027319A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SNAGGED A POWERLINE ON CLIMBOUT. BURNED ON IMPACT. HOT DAY 175LBS OVER GROSS. TALL GRASS. SHORT RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI92FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA211), Jul 25, 1992: Stinson 108-3 (N948C), Boonville, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND EXCEEDING THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

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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