# Accident 19880517016689A: Univac STCGC1, Powderly, TX, May 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1988, 19:16 local time
- Place: Powderly, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7697° N, 95.5297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7697&lon=-95.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78143, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78143-2013-05-09) (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 STCGC1
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517016689A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON RUN UP THEN POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREE BEFORE CRASHING AND BURNING. HAD FAULTY CARBURETOR.

## 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 FTW88FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA103), May 18, 1988: Globe GC-1B (N78143), Powderly, TX, destroyed

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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