19730513012009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univac GC1B · Fairfield, NJ · May 13, 1973

Date
May 13, 1973
Place
Fairfield, NJ
Airport
Caldwell-Wright
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3394K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73FHM31
Reported as
Univac GC1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sand & dirt in fuel pump,water & rust in carb. Plt lost ctl trying to ret to fld.

As the FAA filed it

SAND & DIRT IN FUEL PUMP,WATER & RUST IN CARB. PLT LOST CTL TRYING TO RET TO FLD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.