# Incident 19960704022359I: Univar 1083, Oregon City, OR, July 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Oregon City, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3413° N, 122.5923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oregon City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3413&lon=-122.5923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N632C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 100 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960704022359I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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