# Accident 19730902027169A: Univac GC1B, Blakesburg, IA, September 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Blakesburg, IA
- Airport: Antique Aircraft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.9620° N, 92.6347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakesburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9620&lon=-92.6347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3754K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3754K-1990-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902027169A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED,SLO BECOMING AIRBORNE,HOT DAY NO WND.ATMTD CLR FENCE BY ROTATING AND RETRACTING LDG GR.

## 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 MKC74DCD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD12), Sep 2, 1973: Globe GC-1B (N3754K), Blakesburg, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3754K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840529047429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840529047429A), May 29, 1984: Univac GC1B (N3754K), Rockwood, TN, Destroyed. Aircraft flew into rising terrain during attempted flight under low ceiling.

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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