# Accident 19930727025919A: Univac GC1B, Durango, CO, July 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2693° N, 107.8808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2693&lon=-107.8808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3783K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3783K-1994-05-03) (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: CONT TSIO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,006 total, 340 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727025919A

## Narrative

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

TURNED IN WRONG CANYON EN ROUTE TO PURGOTORY. UNABLE OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. TRIED TURN AROUND. HIT TREES. FIRE FATALITY.

## 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 DEN93FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA089), Jul 27, 1993: Globe GC-1B (N3783K), Durango, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ENTRY INTO A BOX CANYON AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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