# N77PB: 1946 Temco GC-1B, registration cancelled 2006-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108)
- Engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-766](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-766), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1390
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1957
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1991
- Last registry action: March 21, 2006
- Mode S code: AA67F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Benton Binford E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTON%20BINFORD%20E)
- Location: [Pikeville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Pikeville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4916° N, 77.9669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27863, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77PB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77PB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77PB-2006-05-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Temco GC-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL91LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA053), Feb 10, 1991: Temco GC-1B (N77PB), Grantham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS ATTEMPT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS LOADED OVER ITS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19910210001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910210001829A), Feb 10, 1991: Univac GC1B (N77PB), Grantham, NC, Substantial damage. Over gross weight unable to climb on takeoff. Crashed off runway end. No annual on aircraft. No medical or biennial

## Other aircraft with N77PB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77PB): Winkels Paul WINKELS RV-7, S/N 72638, built 2016

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