# Accident 19980507015639A: Univar 1081, Toledo, WA, May 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1998, 13:45 local time
- Place: Toledo, WA
- Airport: Toledo-Winlock E Carlson Mem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4500° N, 122.7598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4500&lon=-122.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8659K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8659K-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 31 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980507015639A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN A FIELD. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF, AND JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER.  THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT AHEAD AND UNDER POWER LINES THAT WERE NEAR THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.  THE TAILWHEEL STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE BEFORE THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD THAT WAS POPULATED WITH SMALL CHRISTMAS TREES.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER BEFORE COMING TO REST.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER, CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR AND THE ACCELERATOR PUMP FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.                                                             (-23)LOST POWER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FIELD.

## 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 SEA98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA072), May 7, 1998: Stinson 108-1 (N8659K), Toledo, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Partial loss of power for undetermined reasons.

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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