# Accident 20010927029289A: Univar 1083, Duluth, MN, September 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2001, 19:30 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7406° N, 92.0490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7406&lon=-92.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653C-2018-03-28) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010927029289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 2001, ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO MSP FSDO THROUGH OTHER SOURCES. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS (CST) N653C GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT SKY HARBOR AIRPORT (RWY 14). THREE PERSONS ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP UPSIDE DOWN. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2001, ABOUT 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-3, N653C, PILOTED BY AN UNCERTIFICATED PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 (3,050 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT), AT THE SKY HARBOR AIRPORT, DULUTH, MINNESOTA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR HIS TWO PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AITKIN MUNICIPAL-STEVE KURTZ FIELD AIRPORT AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.

## 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 CHI01LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA333), Sep 28, 2001: Stinson 108-3 (N653C), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N653C (2)

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

- [Accident 19960126001139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960126001139A), Jan 26, 1996: Univar 1083 (N653C), Sandstone, MN, Substantial damage. Narrative: computer records show violation and re-exam actions on the pilot related to a previous incident (GL219602108, GL219602012 and GL219602292) [privacy…
- [Incident 19951121045789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951121045789I), Nov 21, 1995: Univar 1083 (N653C), Regent, ND, Minor damage. Narrative: airman landed at an obscure airport in southwestern north dakota. Airman couldn't identify sod runway as such and landed on taxiway instead, running…

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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