# Accident 20030307002989A: Univar 1081, Eloy, AZ, March 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2003, 07:15 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6111° N, 111.5250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6111&lon=-111.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8344K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8344K-2006-04-06) (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
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030307002989A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 7, 2003, ABOUT 0710 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A STINSON 108-1, N8344K, NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR ELOY, ARIZONA. THE FORCED LANDING WAS PRECIPITATED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED RYAN FIELD, TUCSON, ARIZONA, ABOUT 0650, EN ROUTE TO CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PRIMARY WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 32 DEGREES 36 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 111 DEGREES 31 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AT THE SCENE AND TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT SHE WAS FLYING AT 4,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES. SHE HEARD A BANG, FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A PLOWED FIELD. DURING ROLLOUT, THE LANDING GEAR CAUGHT IN THE SOFT DIRT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. INVESTIGATORS EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AT AIR TRANSPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, ON MARCH 8, 2003. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND THE NUMBER 3 AND 4 CYLINDERS WERE BADLY DAMAGED. THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HAD FRACTURED AT THE STEM AND WAS MISSING. (-23) ON MARCH 7, 2003, ABOUT 0710 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A STINSON 108-1, N8344K, NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR ELOY, ARIZONA. THE FORCED LANDING WAS PRECIPITATED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED RYAN FIELD, TUCSON, ARIZONA, ABOUT 0650, EN ROUTE TO CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 LAX03FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA108), Mar 7, 2003: Stinson 108-1 (N8344K), Eloy, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power caused by the fatigue failure of the number 4 cylinder exhaust valve.

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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