# NTSB NYC66F0657: Globe GC-1B, N528H, Princeton, NJ, May 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1966
- Place: Princeton, NJ · PRINCETON, NJ
- Location: 40.3582° N, 74.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3582&lon=-74.6667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0657

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1047  66/5/22    PRINCETON NJ        GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 119
        TIME - 1600                    N528H               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LFT CROSSWIND 13 KTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N528H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Princeton

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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