# NTSB MKC77DCJ11: Globe GC-1B, N3746K, Tekamah, NE, February 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1977
- Place: Tekamah, NE · TEKAMAH, NE
- Location: 41.7778° N, 96.2245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tekamah, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7778&lon=-96.2245&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 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0101   77/2/9    TEKAMAH,NE          GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 568
        TIME - 1630                    N3746K              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEKAMAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEKAMAH,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR ON TEST FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3746K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3746K-1980-07-28), registration cancelled 1980-07-28, S/N 1439, built 1946 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Tekamah

## 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 19770209001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770209001889A), Feb 9, 1977: Univac GC1B, Tekamah, NE, Destroyed. Pilot failed to extend landing gear on test flight

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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