# Accident 19981013028959A: Univar 1083, Jackson Hole, WY, October 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1998, 11:20 local time
- Place: Jackson Hole, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N569C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569C-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230418, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981013028959A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON A FLIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS WHICHED THE ACFT DOWN INTO THE TREES.(-23)ENCOUNTERED DOWN DRAFT WHILE MOUNTAIN FLYING --UNABLE TO RECOVER.

## 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 DEN99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA008), Oct 13, 1998: Stinson 108-3 (N569C), Jackson Hole, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. Factors contributing to the accident were the unfavorable weather condition, mountain wave and the…

## Other reports on N569C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750410010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750410010139A), Apr 10, 1975: Univar 1083 (N569C), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage

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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