# NTSB FTW77FRA11: Globe GC-1B, N3249K, Cypress, TX, February 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1977
- Place: Cypress, TX · CYPRESS, TX
- Location: 29.9691° N, 95.6972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cypress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9691&lon=-95.6972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0192  77/2/16    CYPRESS,TX          GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 610
        TIME - 1745                    N3249K              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN CANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CYPRESS,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE-BATTERIES OVER DUE REPLACEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3249K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3249K-2017-09-08), registration cancelled 2017-09-08, S/N 1242, 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: John Cane

## 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 19770216003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770216003199A), Feb 16, 1977: Univac GC1B, Cypress, TX, Substantial damage. ELT did not activate-batteries over due replacement.

## Other investigations on N3249K (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 CEN11LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA044), Oct 30, 2010: Globe GC-1B (N3249K), Grants, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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