# Accident 19730505011059A: Univac GC1B, Mocksville, NC, May 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Sugar Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 35.9849° N, 80.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUGAR VALLEY (5NC2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9849&lon=-80.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78282, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,483 total, 5 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DKM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011059A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EQPD WITH 145HP ENG RESTRICTED TO 125HP FOR TKOF.CLOSED THROTTLE WHEN ACFT LEFT RWY,HIT DITCH

## 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 IAD73DKM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM38), May 5, 1973: Globe GC-1B (N78282), Mocksville, NC, substantial damage

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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