# Accident 20031005031269A: Univar 1083, Lake Placid, FL, October 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2500° N, 81.4667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2500&lon=-81.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831C-2007-06-01) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 50 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031005031269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ON SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT, CRUISING 400FT TO 500FT OVER LAKE JUNE TURNED DOWNWIND APPROX 45 DEGREE BANK TO LAND ON LAKE JUNE. PILOT SAID A/C LOST LIFT AND FLOATS HIT TREES ON SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE. A/C LANDED IN WATER AND SANK.

## 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 ATL04LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA007), Oct 5, 2003: Stinson 108-3 (N831C), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain 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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