# NTSB FTW76DRJ03: Globe GC-1B, N3791K, Minden, LA, July 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1975
- Place: Minden, LA · MINDEN, LA
- Location: 32.6191° N, 93.2728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6191&lon=-93.2728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1853  75/7/13    MINDEN,LA           GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N3791K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 974 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINDEN-WEBSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGHILL,LA               MINDEN,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- ELEC MOTOR OPERATING HYD PUMP FND BURND OUT. LDG GR SHOWED SAFE. GR NOT LOCKED DWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3791K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3791K-2010-09-23), registration cancelled 2010-09-23, S/N 1484, 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: Minden-Webster

## 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 19750713020089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713020089A), Jul 13, 1975: Univac GC1B, Minden, LA, Substantial damage. Elec motor operating hyd pump fnd burnd out. Ldg gr showed safe. Gr not locked dwn.

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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