# Accident 19911028048569A: Univac STCGC1, Brewton, AL, October 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1991, 15:57 local time
- Place: Brewton, AL
- Airport: Brewton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1103° N, 87.0693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1103&lon=-87.0693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78006, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC STCGC1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911028048569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION.VENT LINE FOUND BLOCKED.FUEL VENT SYSTEM HAD BEEN MODIFIED FOR CANOPY INSTALLATION.

## 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 ATL92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA018), Oct 28, 1991: Globe GC-1D (N78006), Brewton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL VENT SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM TOPPING OFF THE FUEL SYSTEM. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FUEL VENT SYSTEM.

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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