# Accident 19920405009159A: Univac GC1B, Rancho Cucamong, CA, April 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rancho Cucamong, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1064° N, 117.5931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1064&lon=-117.5931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302CB-1992-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920405009159A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO BOX CANYON WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT UNDER LOW CEILING. STALLED INTO TREES TURNING AROUND. OTHER ALSO CRASHED

## 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 LAX92FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA169), Apr 5, 1992: Globe GC-1B (N302CB), Cucamonga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO AVOID THE RISING TERRAIN OF THE BOX CANYON, AND, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED MARGIN ABOVE STALL WHILE MANEUVERING IN AN…

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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