# Accident 19960126001139A: Univar 1083, Sandstone, MN, January 26, 1996 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 26, 1996, 13:00 local time - Place: Sandstone, MN - Airport: Sandstone Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 46.1204° N, 92.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1204&lon=-92.8595&mi=10 - Aircraft: N653C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653C-2018-03-28) (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 6A4165B3 - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 37 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA085) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960126001139A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NARRATIVE: COMPUTER RECORDS SHOW VIOLATION AND RE-EXAM ACTIONS ON THE PILOT RELATED TO A PREVIOUS INCIDENT (GL219602108, GL219602012 AND GL219602292) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT REPORTED, DURING TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 17, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY DUE TO ICE. AS CONTROL LOST, HE CUT ENGINE POWER, RIGHT WING SUBSEQUENTLY HIT SNOW BANK, FOLLOWED WITH AIRCRAFT SWINGING AROUND AND NOSE HITTING SNOW BANK. ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING BY THE TIME THE NOSE HIT SNOW BANK. CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT OBSERVED BY THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 26, 1996 AND WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL AROUND 0915, JANUARY 30, 1996. THE AIRPORT MANAGER, JEFF SPRINGER, STATED IT SNOWED ABOUT 4" AT THE AIRPORT ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 28). UPON ARRIVAL OF THE INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE (JANUARY 30, 1500), SPOTS OF PACKED SNOW COVERED THE RUNWAY. THE SNOW WAS PLOWED INTO HIGH BANKS ABOUT 25 FEET BEYOND THE ASPHALT ON BOTH SIDES. THE PLOWING ERASED ANY WITNESS MARKS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT MAKE A REPORT IMMEDIATELY, AS HE DID NOT T HINK THE DAMAGE WOULD PLACE THIS IN THE ACCIDENT CATEGORY. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR THE TWO PASSENGERS (JIM LUNDORFF AND TIM WILLI BOTH AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS, THE PASSENGERS CONFIRMED THEY WERE NOT INJURED. ## 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 CHI96LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA085), Jan 26, 1996: Stinson 108-3 (N653C), Sandstone, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an ice-covered runway for takeoff. A factor was the icy runway. ## Other reports on N653C (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20010927029289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010927029289A), Sep 27, 2001: Univar 1083 (N653C), Duluth, MN, No damage. (-23) On October 9, 2001, accident was reported to msp FSDO through other sources. On September 27, 2001 at approximately 1900 hours (CST) N653C ground looped… - [Incident 19951121045789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951121045789I), Nov 21, 1995: Univar 1083 (N653C), Regent, ND, Minor damage. Narrative: airman landed at an obscure airport in southwestern north dakota. Airman couldn't identify sod runway as such and landed on taxiway instead, running… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.