# Accident 19920409009289A: Univac GC1B, Miami, FL, April 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6504° N, 80.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6504&lon=-80.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90379, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90379-1992-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 25,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409009289A

## Narrative

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

SNAP ROLLED AT 200 FEET PITCHED UP SHOOK DESCENDED TAIL LOW. SPINNING TO IMPACT. RIGHT WING SEPARATED DUE OVERLOAD.

## 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 MIA92FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA108), Apr 9, 1992: Globe GC1-B (N90379), Miami, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN ABRUPT PITCH UP MANEUVER DURING ACROBATIC FLIGHT RESULTING IN AN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING SPAR.

## Other reports on N90379 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880522015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880522015619A), May 22, 1988: Univac STCGC1 (N90379), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Overheated engine and mags on slow flight trying to cure a beleived gear problem. Wing hit brush landing on a road.
- [Incident 19850515030049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515030049I), May 15, 1985: Univac GC1B (N90379), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Landed short after stalling aircraft during turn from base to final.

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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