# Accident 19981108031879A: Univar 1082, Rainier, WA, November 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1998, 10:15 local time
- Place: Rainier, WA
- Airport: Flying B Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8692° N, 122.6610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8692&lon=-122.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9755K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9755K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981108031879A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (-23)PILOT SAID THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN SEVERAL YEARS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HE SAID HE JUST GOT A LITTLE SLOW AND LOW, UNDERSHOT RUNWAY AND HIT POWERLINES.

## 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 SEA99LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA012), Nov 8, 1998: Stinson 108-2 (N9755K), Rainier, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects in the approach path. Factors include the marked wires near the end of the runway.

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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