# Accident 19960330009079A: Univar 1083, Soldotna, AK, March 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3191° N, 150.7897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3191&lon=-150.7897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6443M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6443M-2018-02-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 60 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330009079A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED WIND GUST NEAR END LANDING ROLL CAUSED GROUND LOOP. SLID OFF RUNWAY. WING DAMAGED. CROSSWIND. LARGE TAIL.

## 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 ANC96LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA048), Mar 30, 1996: Stinson 108-3 (N6443M), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. The gusty/crosswind condition was a related factor.

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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