# NTSB CHI75DEP59: Globe GC-1B, N80923, Milwaukee, WI, May 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1975
- Place: Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1231  75/5/25    MILWAUKEE,WI        GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2850
        TIME - 0721                    N80923              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 571 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILBERTSVILLE,KY            MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON CITY STREET. CARS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. CROSSED MEDIAN TO AVOID CARS,HIT LIGHT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80923](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80923), registered now, S/N 1116, 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: Timmerman

## 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 19750525014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750525014249A), May 25, 1975: Univac GC1B, Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Lndd on city street. Cars stopped at red light. Crossed median to avoid cars,hit light pole.

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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