# NTSB LAX66D0019: Globe GC-1B, N4962C, Thermal, CA, March 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1965
- Place: Thermal, CA · THERMAL, CA
- Location: 33.6262° N, 116.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6262&lon=-116.1308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1909  65/3/30    THERMAL CALIF       GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1804                    N4962C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THERMAL
        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: [N4962C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4962C-1974-12-20), registration cancelled 1974-12-20, S/N 2183 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thermal

## Other investigations on N4962C (3)

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 LAX75A6022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75A6022), Oct 27, 1974: Globe GC-1B (N4962C), Claremont, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX73FUM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM36), Jun 11, 1973: Globe GC-1B (N4962C), San Diego, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0450), May 13, 1967: Swift GC-1B (N4962C), Riverside, CA, 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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