# Accident 19891001037289A: Univac GC1B, Sulphur, LA, October 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1989, 13:31 local time
- Place: Sulphur, LA
- Airport: Southland Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1314° N, 93.3762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHLAND FLD (UXL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1314&lon=-93.3762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3718K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3718K-2012-11-09) (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 GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001037289A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP ON CLIMBOUT FOR AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER. LEFT GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. STALLED. LEVELED PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 FTW90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA001), Oct 1, 1989: Globe GC-1B (N3718K), Sulphur, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR TO COMPLETELY RETRACT WHICH RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO GAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO PERFORM THE CLIMBING MANEUVER.

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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