# Accident 19900128001339A: Univac GC1B, Pittstown, NJ, January 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78156-2014-09-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128001339A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED INTO CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF. EXITED RUNWAY INTO SOFT SOD, AIRBORNE. LEFT GEAR HIT KNOLL FOLDED. STOPPED.

## 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 NYC90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA059), Jan 28, 1990: Globe Swift Gcib (N78156), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AFTER LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CROSSWIND, HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION IN HIGH VEGETATION, AND LOW…

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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