# Accident 20130818016239A: Globe GC-1B, Santa Teresa, NM, August 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Dona Ana County At Santa Teres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8803° N, 106.7031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8803&lon=-106.7031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7BR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 250 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA494) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130818016239A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 AT 1630 MDT, A GLOBE SWIFT, N7BR, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A DUST DEVIL FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND DURING LANDING AT DONA ANN COUNTY AIRPORT, SANTA TERESA, NM.  THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THE LANDING.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED; VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DONA ANN COUNTY AIRPORT, SANTA TERESA, NM ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2013, AT 1530 MDT.

## 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 CEN13CA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA494), Aug 18, 2013: Globe GC-1B (N7BR), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the final approach due to an inadvertent encounter with a dust devil

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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