19790514034729A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univac GC-1A · Arcadia, FL · May 14, 1979

Date
May 14, 1979 · 16:05 local
Place
Arcadia, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N80894
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FA083
Reported as
Univac GC1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total325 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witnesses observed acft to buzz area, pull up in steep turn & stall. Impacted ground near vertical attitude.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT TO BUZZ AREA, PULL UP IN STEEP TURN & STALL. IMPACTED GROUND NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.