# Accident 19880502027979A: Univac GC1B, Pipe Creek, TX, May 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1988, 15:50 local time
- Place: Pipe Creek, TX
- Airport: Freedom Springs Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7104° N, 98.9294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7104&lon=-98.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80799, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80799) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,153 total, 750 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880502027979A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED TRYING TO LAND ON AIRPORT. FUEL PUMP HAD 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 FTW88LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA095), May 2, 1988: Globe GC-1B (N80799), Pipe Creek, TX, 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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