# Accident 19940831024479A: Univac GC1B, Five Points, CA, August 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Five Points, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3808° N, 120.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3808&lon=-120.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80642, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80642-2011-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,439 total, 133 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024479A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING ROLL. DRIFTED IN CROSSWIND. STRUCK BERM THEN FURROWS IN PLOWED FIELD. DUST DEVILS IN AREA.

## 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 LAX94LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA344), Aug 31, 1994: Globe GC-1B (N80642), Five Points, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and his failure to maintain the proper runway alignment.

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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