# NTSB FTW76FPA26: Globe GC-1B, N3208K, Waco, TX, June 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1976
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1621  76/6/20    WACO,TX             GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 537
        TIME - 1459                    N3208K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON-COOPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WACO,TX                     TEMPLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- OP WITH 100 LOW LEAD FUEL. ACFT SANK,UN RECOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3208K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3208K-1976-08-06), registration cancelled 1976-08-06, S/N 1201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Madison-Cooper

## 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 19760620017429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760620017429A), Jun 20, 1976: Univac GC1B, Waco, TX, Destroyed. Op with 100 low lead fuel. Acft sank,un recover.

## Other investigations on N3208K (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 UNK64X3710](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3710), Aug 31, 1964: Swift GC1B (N3208K), Tipton, IN, 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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