# NTSB LAX73FUM36: Globe GC-1B, N4962C, San Diego, CA, June 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1973
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUM36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1541  73/6/11    SAN DIEGO,CALIF     GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 273
        TIME - 1105                    N4962C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIJUANA,MEX                 SAN DIEGO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND LONG INTNTLY TO AVOID WAKE TURB FROM OTR RWY.PLT STATED BRAKES KNOWN WEAK.
```

## 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: Lindbergh

## 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 19730611016599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730611016599A), Jun 11, 1973: Univac GC1B, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd long intntly to avoid wake turb from otr rwy. Plt stated brakes known weak.

## 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 LAX67D0450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0450), May 13, 1967: Swift GC-1B (N4962C), Riverside, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66D0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0019), Mar 30, 1965: Globe GC-1B (N4962C), Thermal, 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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