# Accident 19970428006719A: Univac GC1B, Gatesville, TX, April 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Gatesville, TX
- Airport: City-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4396° N, 97.7306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4396&lon=-97.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80737, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80737) (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 C125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 5 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970428006719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE STALLED ON TAKEOFF, CAME TO REST 150FT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) ON 04/28/97 AT 1830 A GLOBE GC-1B, N80737 OWNED BY ERIK W. MULLOY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                      CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HELE A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE #464459567. AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GATESVILLE AIRPORT ON 04/28/97 AT 1830.

## 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 FTW97LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA168), Apr 28, 1997: Globe GC-1B (N80737), Gatesville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft.

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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