# Accident 19800322006789A: Univac GC1B, Hartford, CT, March 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1980, 16:50 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2445B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2445B-1982-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,861 total, 547 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322006789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DIDN'T DRAIN FUEL LINES THAT HAD WATER IN TANK. ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. PLANE CRASHED.

## 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 NYC80FNE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE13), Mar 22, 1980: Temco GC-1B (N2445B), Hartford, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2445B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780421013159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013159I), Apr 21, 1978: Univac GC1B (N2445B), Hartford, CT, Minor damage. During rollout, pilot retracted gear instead of flaps.

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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