# Accident 19891028045109A: Univac GC1B, Zellwood, FL, October 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Zellwood, FL
- Airport: Bob White Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7292° N, 81.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7292&lon=-81.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80528, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80528) (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 C1252
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 104 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028045109A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH ON TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 MIA90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA019), Oct 28, 1989: Temco GC-1B (N80528), Zellwood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE CROSSWIND AND DITCH WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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