# NTSB MKC71DCA10: Globe GC-1B, N80970, Lesterville, MO, August 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1970
- Place: Lesterville, MO · LESTERVILLE, MO
- Location: 37.4539° N, 90.8435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lesterville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4539&lon=-90.8435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3468   70/8/2    LESTERVILLE,MO      GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 150
        TIME - 1659                    N80970              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST TRAILS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LESTERVILLE,MO              ST.LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           98                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD,ACFT NEAR GWT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80970](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80970-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 1163, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lost Trails

## Other investigations on N80970 (1)

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 LAX85FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA259), May 27, 1985: Globe GC-1B (N80970), Moorpark, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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