# Accident 19980912023799A: Univar 1081, Tahlequah, OK, September 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1998
- Place: Tahlequah, OK
- Airport: Tahlequah Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9109° N, 94.9710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9109&lon=-94.9710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8548K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8548K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980912023799A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 17 WITH GUSTY CROSS WIND. THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. AND ACFT FLIPPED OVER. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1998, AT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-1 AIRPLANE, N8548K WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM TAHLEQUAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WHO OWNED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT DESTINED FOR OKEMAH, OKLAHOMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE WINDS TO BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RUN-UP AND SYSTEMS CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF, "THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP TO A 25-30 DEGREE NOSE UP ATTITUDE." THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO TRIM THE NOSE DOWN. HE ADDED, "THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH RIGHT WING." THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE LEFT WING, COMING TO REST INVERTED.                           THERE WAS A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT STATING HE SAW "DUST DEVILS" NEAR THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CROSSWINDS 20-25 KNOTS.  AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, VEERED OFF RUNWAY TO RIGHT, RIGHT WING CONTACTED GROUND, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN.  AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES, NO FIRE AND NO PASSENGERS.

## 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 FTW98LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA397), Sep 12, 1998: Stinson 108-1 (N8548K), Tahlequah, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff. A factor was the gusty wind conditions at the time of the accident.

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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