# Accident 19850218003459A: Univac GC1B, Modesto, CA, February 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1985, 15:24 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: City Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6294° N, 120.9691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6294&lon=-120.9691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80860-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,930 total, 405 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218003459A

## Narrative

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

DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT ABOVE RUNWAY. HARD LANDING MADE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED.

## 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 LAX85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA146), Feb 18, 1985: Globe GC1B (N80860), Modesto, CA, 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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