# Accident 19730923033979A: Univac GC1A, Naples, FL, September 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80813, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80813-1973-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923033979A

## Narrative

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

ENG RPM DROPPED FROM 2400 RPM TO 1200 RPM PLT UN CONT FLT DITCHED APRX 100FT OFF-SHORE ACFT SANK.

## 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 MIA74DKT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT21), Sep 23, 1973: Globe GC-1B (N80813), Naples, FL, 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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