# Incident 19870427030349I: Univac GC1B, Brownsville, TX, April 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1987, 19:15 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870427030349I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS DURING TAXI. THE CONTRACTOR DID NOT NOTIFY THE AIRPORT OF THE OBSTRUCTION

## Other reports on N888JG (1)

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

- [Incident 20010710019399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710019399I), Jul 10, 2001: Swftms GC1B (N888JG), Brownsville, TX, Minor damage. (-23) During the landing roll out, the right landing gear collapsed. No fire. No injuries resulted. No NMAC. M or d report will be submitted.

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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