# Accident 20030125001559A: Univar 1082, Elbert, CO, January 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Glider Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9917° N, 104.6417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9917&lon=-104.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9335K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9335K) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030125001559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC GROUND LOOPED HIS AIRCRAFT IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LEFT MAIN WHEEL COWLING, INTAKE COWLING, LOWER HINGE OF LEFT CABIN DOOR, LEFT LOWER FUSELAGE WRINKLED, LEFT PITOT TUBE BENT, LEFT WING TIP SUSTAINED DAMAGE THE EXTENT OF WHICH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT.

## 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 DEN03LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA036), Jan 25, 2003: Stinson 108-2 (N9335K), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control resulting in the ground loop. Factors relating to the accident were the crosswinds and the wind gusts.

## Other reports on N9335K (1)

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

- [Incident 20040320005939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040320005939I), Mar 20, 2004: Univar 1082 (N9335K), Elbert, CO, Minor damage. (-23) On March 20, 2004 at approximately 1230 MST, N9335K, a Stinson model 180-2 experienced a ground loop after landing runway 17 at kelly air park, Elbert…

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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