# Accident 19840809068049A: Univac GC1B, Langley, WA, August 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1984, 10:59 local time
- Place: Langley, WA
- Airport: Whidbey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0396° N, 122.4392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0396&lon=-122.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2420B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2420B-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT C1252
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,869 total, 1,139 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840809068049A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS ATTEMPTED SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH CARBURETOR HEAT ON. ARICRAFT STALLED IN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR TREES.

## 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 SEA84LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA193), Aug 9, 1984: Temco GC-1B (N2420B), Langley, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2420B (1)

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

- [Incident 19830628044039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830628044039I), Jun 28, 1983: Univac GC1B (N2420B), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Hydraulic system unable to actuate. Screw on control shaft missing.

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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