# Accident 19770911025909A: Univac GC1B, Pottstown, PA, September 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1977
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.2604° N, 75.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POTTSTOWN MUNI (N47), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2604&lon=-75.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78110, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal GLOBE GC-1B (registry code 9230112, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DHA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA26-145394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911025909A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HATCH OPENED ON TKOF,PLT ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT.

## 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 NYC77DHA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA26-145394), Sep 11, 1977: Globe GC1B (N78110), Pottstown, PA, 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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