# Accident 19980805019779A: Univar 1081, Delta Junction, AK, August 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6992° N, 144.8906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6992&lon=-144.8906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8835K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8835K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 85 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980805019779A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (.4) ON AUGUST 5, 1998, ABOUT 1030 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED STINSON 108-1 AIRPLANE, N8835K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM AN OFF AIRPORT SITE LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DELTA JUNCTION, ALASKA.  THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, AND THE ONE PASSENGER ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO DELTA JUNCTION, WHERE IT HAD DEPARTED ON AUGUST 3. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB), THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A SOUTHWESTERLY DEPARTURE FROM A 750 FEET LONG DRY CREEK BED.  HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND ABOUT 700 FEET DOWN THE CREEK BED, HE APPLIED 25 DEGREES OF FLAPS.  HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN.  THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A STAND OF TREES, PIVOTING THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS, AND L OWER LEFT LONGERON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, FAVORING A SOUTHWESTERLY DEPARTURE.

## 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 ANC98LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA117), Aug 5, 1998: Stinson 108-1 (N8835K), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. Factors associated with the accident were willow trees, and rising terrain.

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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