# NTSB MKC78FCG09: Globe GC-1B, N80796, Bolivar, MO, October 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1978
- Place: Bolivar, MO · BOLIVAR, MO
- Location: 37.6035° N, 93.4167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bolivar, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6035&lon=-93.4167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2691  78/10/20   BOLIVAR,MO          GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1278
        TIME - 1115                    N80796              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLIVAR MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOLIVAR,MO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80796](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80796), registered now, S/N 199, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bolivar Muni

## 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 19781020031359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020031359A), Oct 20, 1978: Univac GC1A, Bolivar, MO, Substantial damage

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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