# Accident 20180817014379A: Globe GC-1B, Wellington, FL, August 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Airport: Wellington Aero Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6467° N, 80.2950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6467&lon=-80.2950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80932, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80932) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,900 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18TA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180817014379A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATOR, OPERATED AND OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM WELLINGTON FLORIDA. PILOT AND PASSENGER TAKING OFF FORM WELLINGTON AERO CLUB AIRPORT (FD38) RUNWAY 16 AND CRASHED IN THE DITCH, WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY, BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WITH INJURIES. PILOT WITH SEVERE INJURIES.

## 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 ERA18TA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA222), Aug 17, 2018: Globe GC1B (N80932), Wellington, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a sticking intake valve on the No. 3 cylinder.

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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