# NTSB NYC65F0091: Globe GC-1B, N78125, Readington, NJ, April 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1965
- Place: Readington, NJ · READINGTON, NJ
- Location: 40.5687° N, 74.7377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Readington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5687&lon=-74.7377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0452   65/4/4    READINGTON NJ       GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N78125              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N78125 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Solberg

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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