# NTSB IAD71FIA04: Globe GC-1B, N78111, Manassas, VA, August 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1970
- Place: Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3338  70/8/15    MANASSAS,VA         GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 636
        TIME - 1210                    N78111              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 365 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIAN HEAD,MD              MANASSAS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78111](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78111-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 2111, 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: Manassas

## Other investigations on N78111 (2)

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 NYC67D0694](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0694), May 28, 1967: Globe GC-1B (N78111), Moorestown, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0107), Jul 18, 1965: Globe GC-1B (N78111), Mt Holly, NJ, 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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