# NTSB MIA71DLD49: Globe GC-1B, N78321, Wauchula, FL, February 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1971
- Place: Wauchula, FL · WAUCHULA, FL
- Location: 27.5469° N, 81.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauchula, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5469&lon=-81.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0714  71/2/14    WAUCHULA,FLA        GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 455
        TIME - 1345                    N78321              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUCHULA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FLA                WAUCHULA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- SAW DITCH,ASSUMED NEGOTIABLE DUE TO GRASS MOWED LEVEL WITH RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78321](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78321), registered now, S/N 2321 (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: Wauchula Muni

## Other investigations on N78321 (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 ATL01LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA043), Apr 1, 2001: Globe GC1B (N78321), Cherry Point, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue cracking of the propeller hub that resulted in the in-flight separation of a propeller blade.
- [NTSB MIA94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA119), Apr 10, 1994: Globe 9C-1B (N78321), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: BOTH PILOTS MISJUDGED THEIR CLEARANCE FROM EACH OTHER.

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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