# NTSB ATL80DKJ05: Globe GC-1B, N80776, Spring Hill, AL, May 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1980
- Place: Spring Hill, AL · SPRING HILL, AL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0006  80/5/22    SPRING HILL,AL      GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 892
        TIME - 1200                    N80776              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADEL,GA                     DECATUR,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- RAN LOW ON FUEL AFTR DIVERTING DUE WX.DRIFTED OFF WET PAVED ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80776](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80776), registered now, S/N 179, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800522017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522017589A), May 22, 1980: Univac GC1B, Spring Hill, AL, Substantial damage. Landed on a road due to deteriorating weather. Slid off wet pavement into an embankment.

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.

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