# Incident 19880417043889I: Univac STCGC1, Las Vegas, NV, April 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1988, 08:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78131, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC STCGC1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,193 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417043889I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. FOUND A SHORTED WIRE TO THE ENGINE DISTRIBUTOR CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N78131 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860323013759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323013759I), Mar 23, 1986: Univac GC1B (N78131), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Veered off side of runway and nosed over after tire deflated. Valve stem separated due to age on rollout.
- [Incident 19780529041089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529041089I), May 29, 1978: Univac GC1/ (N78131), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot stated his shoe caught under rudder pedal and he braked to heavily. Nosed over.

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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