# Accident 19910210001829A: Univac GC1B, Grantham, NC, February 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1991, 14:45 local time
- Place: Grantham, NC
- Airport: Cox Grantham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3696° N, 77.9701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3696&lon=-77.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77PB-2006-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 918 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910210001829A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT UNABLE TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED OFF RUNWAY END. NO ANNUAL ON AIRCRAFT. NO MEDICAL OR BIENNIAL

## 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 ATL91LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA053), Feb 10, 1991: Temco GC-1B (N77PB), Grantham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS ATTEMPT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS LOADED OVER ITS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT.

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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