# Accident 19740526015429A: Univac GC1A, Novato, CA, May 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80843 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,310 total, 36 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526015429A

## Narrative

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

UN CLIMB OUT OF GROUND-EFFECT.

## 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 OAK74FVD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVD35), May 26, 1974: Globe GC-1B (N80843), Novato, CA, 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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