# NTSB MKC72FCJ42: Temco GC-1B, N2329B, Grand Island, NE, December 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1971
- Place: Grand Island, NE · GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4474  71/12/24 NR.GRAND ISLAND,NEBR  TEMCO GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 4300
        TIME - 1545                    N2329B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIBBON AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GIBBON,NEBR                GRAND ISLAND,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK TANKS.NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2329B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2329B), registered now, S/N 3629, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO 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: Gibbon Airport

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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