# Accident 19780529026619A: Univac GC1B, Piedmont, MO, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: Piedmont, MO
- Airport: Piedmont Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.1261° N, 90.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT MUNI (PYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1261&lon=-90.7135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2302B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2302B-1982-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 730 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529026619A

## Narrative

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

172LBS OVER MAX GWT.

## 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 MKC78FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA042), May 29, 1978: Swift GC-1B (N2302B), Piedmont, MO, destroyed, 2 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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