# Accident 20220414008699A: Globe GC-1B, Huntsville, TX, April 14, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2022, 13:55 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Huntsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7466° N, 95.5880° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7466&lon=-95.5880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78096, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78096) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 165 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220414008699A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRPLANE HAS A FUEL SYSTEM THAT WAS MODIFIED FROM ORIGINAL. WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS THE PILOT EXHAUSTED THE FUEL IN AN AUXILIARY FUEL TANK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE GROUND IMPACT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CEN22LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA180), Apr 14, 2022: Globe GC-1B (N78096), Huntsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N78096 (1)

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

- [Incident 20210318001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210318001819I), Mar 18, 2021: Globe GC-1B (N78096), Spring, TX, Minor damage. On 03/18/2021 at 1058 CDT, a Globe swift GC-1B, N78096, s/n 2096, was attempting a takeoff at David Wayne Hooks Airport (kdwh) on runway 35L, when the aircraft…

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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