# Accident 19730513012009A: Univac GC1B, Fairfield, NJ, May 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Caldwell-Wright
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3394K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3394K-2018-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal GLOBE GC-1B (registry code 9230112, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513012009A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC73FHM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM31), May 13, 1973: Globe GC-1B (N3394K), Fairfield, NJ, destroyed

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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