# Accident 19900812033239A: Univac STCGC1, Vacaville, CA, August 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1990, 17:10 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4099° N, 122.0095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4099&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3314K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3314K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal GLOBE GC-1B (registry code 9230112, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC STCGC1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812033239A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED SEVERE GUST TRYING TO CLEAR TERRAIN ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK DOWNSIDE OF HILL. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX90LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA286), Aug 13, 1990: Globe GC-1B (N3314K), Vacaville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH AN UNFAVORABLE WIND AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN A HILLY TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N3314K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790803029929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803029929I), Aug 3, 1979: Univac GC1B (N3314K), Lucin, UT, Substantial damage. Cowling began to separate in flight. Landed on road instead of runway adjacent and struck barrow pit.

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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