# Accident 19961010031489A: Univac GC1B, Caldwell, ID, October 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1996, 09:28 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Hubler Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6596° N, 116.6300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6596&lon=-116.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3228K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3228K-2012-09-27) (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: CONT C1251
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961010031489A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BARBED WIRE FENCE LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY. REPORTED BLINDED BY SUN.

## 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 SEA97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA009), Oct 10, 1996: Globe GC-1B (N3228K), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude to the runway, while on final approach to land. The sunglare was a related factor.

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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