# Accident 19840429018779A: Univac GC1B, Death Valley, CA, April 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1984, 08:00 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Airport: Furnace Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5999° N, 116.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5999&lon=-116.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80762, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80762) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT C1252
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,165 total, 0 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429018779A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GO AROUND OR STOP ON A DOWNWIND LANDING. ROLLED OFF THE END INTO SOFT SAND AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX84LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA310), Apr 29, 1984: Globe GC-1B (N80762), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80762 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030722020369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722020369I), Jul 22, 2003: Swftms GC1B (N80762), Madison, WI, Minor damage. (-23) After take off the engine began to surge and the pilot elected to abort the take off. Due to a crosswind the airplane drifted to the left of the runway…

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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