# NTSB CHI70F0348: Globe GC-1B, N78137, Delavan, WI, August 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1969
- Place: Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
- Location: 42.6302° N, 88.6306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delavan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6302&lon=-88.6306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0348
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0348

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3596  69/8/23    DELAVAN,WIS         GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 365
        TIME - 1330                    N78137              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LAWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVARD,ILL                 DELAVAN,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- MAIN SPAR BROKE DUE TO HEAVY VERTICAL IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78137](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78137), registered now, S/N 2137, 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: Lake Lawn

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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