# Accident 20201128021509A: Globe GC-1B, Ottawa, KS, November 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ottawa, KS
- Airport: Ottawa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5498° N, 95.2491° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5498&lon=-95.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3318K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3318K) (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: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201128021509A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN-WORK AND RAN OUT OF FUEL BEFORE REACHING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT OFF AIRPORT ON A FIELD. HE CALLED A FRIEND TO BRING HIM 5-GALLONS OF AVGAS AND THE PLAN WAS TO TAXI BACK TO THE AIRPORT, ABOUT 2 MILES. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND BEGINNING THE TAXI DOWN THE A ROAD BACK TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO APPLY FULL POWER AND FLY BACK TO THE AIRPORT TO SAVE TIME. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, A CAR ENTERED AN INTERSECTION. THE AIRMAN PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS AND ENTERED A STALL. THE AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN A FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN21LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA069), Nov 28, 2020: Globe GC1A (N3318K), Ottawa, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain attain proper pitch attitude of the airplane causing it to exceed its critical angle of attack, enter an aerodynamic stall, and subsequently impact terrain,…

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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