# Accident 19980727017989A: Univar 1081, Bloomington, IN, July 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1998, 10:26 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2306° N, 86.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2306&lon=-86.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N483C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N483C-1999-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980727017989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST OIL PRESSURE, LANDED ON A ROAD, AND HIT A BRIDGE, ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.19)ON JULY 27, 1998, AT 1026 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A STINSON 108-1, N483C, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER.  DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A BRIDGE CULVERT.  A POST-IMPACT FIRE ENSUED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PEKIN, INDIANA, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.                                                 (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI98LA278

## 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 CHI98LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA278), Jul 27, 1998: Stinson 108-1 (N483C), Bloomington, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a fractured number 5 and number 6 cylinder connecting rods 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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