# NTSB CHI65F0099: Globe GC-1B, N55Q, Walbridge, OH, March 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1965
- Place: Walbridge, OH · WALBRIDGE, OH
- Location: 41.5861° N, 83.4874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walbridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5861&lon=-83.4874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0099-178948

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0580  65/3/11    WALBRIDGE OHIO      GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2078
        TIME - 1500                    N55Q                PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55Q), registered now, S/N 1024, 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 C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Toledo

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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