# NTSB DIA68F0137: Globe GC-1B, N80933, Short Creek, WV, October 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1967
- Place: Short Creek, WV · SHORT CREEK, WV
- Location: 40.1856° N, 80.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Short Creek, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1856&lon=-80.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4486  67/10/29   SHORT CREEK,W VA    GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 315
        TIME - 1238                    N80933              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELING-OHIO CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80933](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80933), registered now, S/N 1126, 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 C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wheeling-Ohio Co

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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