# NTSB CEN12CA075: Globe GC-1B, N80775, Denver, CO, November 19, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 19, 2011, 12:40 local (19:40 UTC) - Place: Denver, CO - Coordinates: 39.568611, -104.842781 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5686&lon=-104.8428&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 6, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 82363 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA075 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82363/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82363 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA075 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a loose fuel line fitting. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fuel system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022800): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Malfunction (probable cause); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022800/cases.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 181 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022800/cases.md) - [Engine (reciprocating)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 497 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 733 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that the engine began to gradually lose power shortly after takeoff and that he could smell raw fuel. As the pilot turned back to the airport, the engine stopped running, and he made a forced landing to a field short of the runway. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and the vertical stabilizer was bent. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed a fitting that secured the main fuel line to the engine was loose and leaking fuel. The interruption of fuel was enough to cause the loss of engine power. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated the engine began to gradually lose power shortly after takeoff and he could smell raw fuel. As the pilot turned back to the airport, the engine stopped running and he made a forced landing to a muddy field short of the runway. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and the vertical stabilizer was bent. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed a fitting that secured the main fuel line to the engine was loose and leaking fuel. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N80775](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80775), registered now, S/N 178, 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: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 178 - Airframe hours: 2523 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1D 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kardos Neil M - Registered owner: Kardos Neil M - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2011 - Departed: APA, Denver, CO - Destination: APA, Denver, CO - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: APA, Centennial, runway 28 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; flight instructor, commercial, flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 18,600 total, 1,700 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20111119027479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111119027479A), Nov 19, 2011: Globe GC-1B, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. On November 19, 2011 at approximately 1230 MDT, N80775, a Globe model GC-1B experienced an engine failure shortly after take off from Centennial Airport (apa)… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82363. 2.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359849&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Written Statement-Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 162 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359850&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Written%20Statement-Pilot-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation-FAA (item 3, .PDF, 69 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359934&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-FAA-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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