# Accident 20080502833899A: Univar 1083, Libby, MT, May 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2008, 15:15 local time
- Place: Libby, MT
- Airport: Libby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2839° N, 115.4903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2839&lon=-115.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1083-2009-06-11) (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
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080502833899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 02, 2008 AT ABOUT 1515 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-3, N1083, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT LIBBY AIRPORT (S59) LIBBY, MONTANA WHILE ON A PERSONAL/TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LIBBY, MONTANA AT 1500.

## 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 SEA08CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA118), May 2, 2008: Stinson 108-3 (N1083), Libby, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gusts and failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

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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