# NTSB CHI69D0076: Globe GC-1B, N78181, Benton, IL, June 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1968
- Place: Benton, IL · BENTON, IL
- Location: 38.0132° N, 88.9173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0132&lon=-88.9173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2014   68/6/3    BENTON,ILL          GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1510
        TIME - 1508                    N78181              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N78181 LDG ROLL RNWY 27.N310B LDG ROLL RNWY 36.WIND NW.PLT N310B NEVER DID SEE N78181.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78181](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78181), registered now, S/N 2181, 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 C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Benton

## Other investigations on N78181 (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 CHI66F0508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0508), Aug 15, 1965: Globe GC-1B (N78181), Marissa, IL, substantial damage

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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