# Accident 20021212033569A: Univar 1081, Frankenmuth, MI, December 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2002, 15:45 local time
- Place: Frankenmuth, MI
- Airport: Wm 'Tiny' Zehnder Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3036° N, 83.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3036&lon=-83.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8469K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8469K-2003-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021212033569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES REPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT FRANKENMUTH (66G) AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. AGL, THEN TURNED LEFT TO APPROXIMATELY A 135 DEGREE HEADING. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON THIS HEADING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE, STILL AT 200 FEET, THEN ENTERED A STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT, COMPLETED A 180 DEGREE TURN, UPON ROLL OUT TO LEVEL FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI03LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA037), Dec 12, 2002: Stinson 108-1 (N8469K), Frankenmuth, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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