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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar 108-3 · Oregon City, OR · July 4, 1996

Date: July 4, 1996 · 18:00 local
Place: Oregon City, OR
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N632C
Reported as: Univar 1083
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4165B3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total100 in this make and model

N632CRegistered now · Stinson 108-3S/N 108-3632 Airframe modelStinson 108-3 Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on Thursday, July 4, 1996, at 1800L, skyhill airpark, Oregon City, the pilot reported the following: during ground high speed taxi operation to test the aircraft engine, a gust of wind lifted the aircraft 30-50 feet in the air. The wind abruptly stopped and the aircraft fell with the propeller and landing gear striking dirt and small trees. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1996, AT 1800L, SKYHILL AIRPARK, OREGON CITY, THE PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: DURING GROUND HIGH SPEED TAXI OPERATION TO TEST THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT 30-50 FEET IN THE AIR. THE WIND ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL WITH THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR STRIKING DIRT AND SMALL TREES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.