# Accident 19991009030799A: Univar 1083, Yuma, AZ, October 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1999, 07:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Larry Boyd Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7206° N, 114.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7206&lon=-114.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N871C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N871C-2003-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991009030799A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 9, 1999, ABOUT 0700 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A STINSON 108-3, N871C, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP NEAR YUMA, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP IN SOMERTON, ARIZONA, ABOUT 0645.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON LANDING ROLLOUT WHEN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A BERM.  ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND BUCKLED THE AIRFRAME IN THE GEAR ATTACHMENT AREA.                      (-23)SEE ATTACHED PILOT'S STATMENT                                         (.4)ON OCTOBER 9, 1999, ABOUT 0700 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A STINSON 108-3, N871C, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTACLES AFTER VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP NEAR YUMA, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MIN OR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP IN SOMERTON, ARIZONA, ABOUT 0645. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON LANDING ROLLOUT WHEN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO COUNTER WITH RUDDER CONTROL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE HIT A 2-FOOT-HIGH BERM AND ENCOUNTERED A DITCH, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BUCKLING THE AIRFRAME IN THE GEAR ATTACHMENT AREA.

## 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 LAX00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA008), Oct 9, 1999: Stinson 108-3 (N871C), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N871C (1)

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

- [Accident 19750607016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750607016439A), Jun 7, 1975: Univar 1083 (N871C), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Gusts to 21K.

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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