# Accident 20101030051749A: Globe GC-1B, Grants, NM, October 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2010, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Airport: Grants-Milan Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1672° N, 107.9019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1672&lon=-107.9019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3249K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3249K-2017-09-08) (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: GLOBE GC-1B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101030051749A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFT-OFF, DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT NOTICED LOW CLIMB RATE AND APPARENT LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE BEGAN TO "SPUTTER" AND LOOSE ADDITIONAL POWER. PILOT SELECTED A FIELD ADJACENT TO HOMES AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT.  TERRAIN ROUGH AND UNEVEN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  PILOT STATED HE WAS AWARE OF HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE (APPROX 8500 FEET) AND USED PROPER LEANING PROCEDURES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE

## 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 CEN11LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA044), Oct 30, 2010: Globe GC-1B (N3249K), Grants, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3249K (1)

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

- [Accident 19770216003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770216003199A), Feb 16, 1977: Univac GC1B (N3249K), Cypress, TX, Substantial damage. ELT did not activate-batteries over due replacement.

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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