# Accident 19781028033629A: Univac GC1A, Pikeville, KY, October 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: Pikeville, KY
- Airport: Pike County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3270K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3270K-1988-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 14 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028033629A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD79DLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ02), Oct 28, 1978: Globe GC-1B (N3270K), Pikeville, KY, 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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