# NTSB CHI72FEP18: Globe GC-1B, N80606, Sheboygan, WI, October 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1971
- Place: Sheboygan, WI · SHEBOYGAN, WI
- Location: 43.7387° N, 87.7315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheboygan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7387&lon=-87.7315&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEP18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEP18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1911   71/10/5   SHEBOYGAN,WIS       GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 71, 8500
        TIME - 1130                    N80606              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEBOYGAN MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHEBOYGAN,WIS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT CK OUT FLT.FUEL NOT VIS IN TANKS,GAUGES CKD IND 1/2.AIRBORNE ABT 15MIN FUEL EXHAUSTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80606](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80606-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 1011, 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: Sheboygan Mem

## Other investigations on N80606 (2)

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 MIA81FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA037), Jan 18, 1981: Globe GC-1B (N80606), Englewood, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI76FEV64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV64), Sep 5, 1976: Globe GC-1B (N80606), Burnside, 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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