# NTSB MKC67F0281: Globe GC-1A, N90321, St.Louis, MO, October 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1966
- Place: St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0281

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3789   66/10/2   ST.LOUIS MO         GLOBE GC-1A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 465
        TIME - 1800                    N90321              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT-ST.LOUIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OPEN
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT USE PROPER EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES.HYDR PUMP HAD HISTORY OF FAILURES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90321](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90321), registered now, S/N 335, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1A
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert-St.Louis

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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