# Accident 19871105062209A: Univac GC1B, Beaufort, SC, November 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Airport: Beaufort
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3294° N, 80.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3294&lon=-80.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78169 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871105062209A

## Narrative

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

ON UNAUTHORIZED FERRY FLIGHT TO REPAIR FUEL SELECTOR RAN A TANK DRY. UNABLE TO SELECT FULL TANK. CRASHED IN SWAMP.

## 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 ATL88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA028), Nov 5, 1987: Globe GC-1B (N78169), Beaufort, SC, 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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