# NTSB CHI81FEK29: Globe GC-1, N78243, Mt Vernon, OH, August 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1981
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH · MT VERNON, OH
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1915  81/8/30    MT VERNON,OH        GLOBE GC-1          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1000
        TIME - 1900                    N78243              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WYNKOOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT VERNON,OH                NEWARK-HEATH,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- ALTERNATOR WIRE AND PRIMER LINE RAN THROUGH GROMET ON FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78243](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78243-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 2243, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1
- 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: Wynkoop

## 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 19810830052849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830052849A), Aug 30, 1981: Univac GC1B, Mount Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot had electrical fire. Could not lower gear because improper procedure. Crashed during attempt to land gear up.

## Other investigations on N78243 (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 UNK65X1019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1019), Dec 15, 1964: Globe GC1B (N78243), Lexington, NC, 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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