# Accident 19730915031639A: Univac GC1B, Hartford, CT, September 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1973
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2339B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2339B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-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: 399 total, 377 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915031639A

## Narrative

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

LNDG GR DID NOT RETRACT AFT TKOF.PLT PULLED CKT BRKR,FAILED TO ENGAGE BFR LNDG.BATTERY PWR LOW.

## 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 NYC74FNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE05), Sep 15, 1973: Temco GC-1B (N2339B), Hartford, CT, 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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