# NTSB LAX68A0069: Globe GC-1B, N3855, Westminster, CA, January 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1968
- Place: Westminster, CA · WESTMINSTER, CA
- Location: 33.7523° N, 117.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7523&lon=-117.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0279  68/1/19    WESTMINSTER,CALIF   GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 122
        TIME - 1400                    N3855               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON AUX TANK. AUX TANK EMPTY,1 INCH OF FUEL MEASURED FROM BOTTOM OF MAIN FUEL TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3855 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

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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