# Accident 20151211019059A: Globe GC-1B, Lake Elmo, MN, December 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2015, 15:10 local time
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0014° N, 92.8453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0014&lon=-92.8453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78067, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78067) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total, 52 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151211019059A

## Narrative

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

A GLOBE GC-1B ARICRAFT, TAIL NUMBER N78067, WAS ON INITIAL TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 04 AT LAKE ELMO (21D) MN.  ON DEPARTURE, AT APPROXIMENTLY 150 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY LOST SIGNIFICANT THRUST AND FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD 400 FEET LEFT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE AND 1450 FEET OFF THE DEPARTURE END.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP, SPUN AROUND, AND CAME TO REST FACING THE RUNWAY.  PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CEN16LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA061), Dec 11, 2015: Globe GC 1B (N78067), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the carburetor’s primary venturi, fuel nozzle, or both separating after takeoff.

## Other reports on N78067 (1)

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

- [Incident 20181111017179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181111017179I), Nov 11, 2018: Globe GC-1B (N78067), Watertown, TN, No damage. During a transition flight from minneapolis minnasota to ft. lauderdale Florida the pilot stopped in portland TN (1M5) for fuel taking on 23 gal. . After…

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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