# NTSB MKC74DCD12: Globe GC-1B, N3754K, Blakesburg, IA, September 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Blakesburg, IA · BLAKESBURG, IA
- Location: 40.9620° N, 92.6347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakesburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9620&lon=-92.6347&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2348   73/9/2    BLAKESBURG,IOWA     GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2000
        TIME - 1325                    N3754K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIQUE AIRCRAFT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAKESBURG,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED,SLO BECOMING AIRBORNE,HOT DAY NO WND.ATMTD CLR FENCE BY ROTATING AND RETRACTING LDG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3754K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3754K-1990-03-09), registration cancelled 1990-03-09, S/N 1447 (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: Antique Aircraft

## 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 19730902027169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902027169A), Sep 2, 1973: Univac GC1B, Blakesburg, IA, Substantial damage. Plt stated,slo becoming airborne,hot day no wnd. Atmtd clr fence by rotating and retracting ldg gr.

## Other investigations on N3754K (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 ATL84LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA290), May 29, 1984: Globe GC-1B (N3754K), Rockwood, TN, 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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