# Accident 19780114007649A: Univac GC1B, Newport, RI, January 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1978
- Place: Newport, RI
- Airport: Newport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.4848° N, 71.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4848&lon=-71.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2406B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2406B-2009-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780114007649A

## Narrative

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

INJURY INDEX PRESUMED,PILOT NOT FOUND.PLT ADVISED NEWPORT UNICOM HE WAS ICED UP.

## 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 NYC78FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA024), Jan 14, 1978: Temco GC1B (N2406B), Newport, RI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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