# NTSB NYC67F0085: Globe GC-1B, N90359, Fairfield, NJ, June 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1966
- Place: Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1818  66/6/20    FAIRFIELD NJ        GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2850
        TIME - 1615                    N90359              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- DEFECTIVE LEFT GEAR LIMIT SWITCH, EMERGENCY EXTENSION CABLE FAILED AT OLD REPAIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90359](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90359-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 373, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1a) (registry code 9230102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caldwell

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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