# NTSB NYC77DHA26: Globe GC1B, N78110, Pottstown, PA, September 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1977
- Place: Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DHA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA26-145394

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3319  77/9/11    POTTSTOWN,PA        GLOBE GC1B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1225
        TIME - 1130                    N78110              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POTTSTOWN,PA                HARRISBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- ACFT HATCH OPENED ON TKOF,PLT ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78110](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78110), registered now, S/N 2110, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC1B
- Registry model: [Universal GLOBE GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pottstown

## 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 19770911025909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911025909A), Sep 11, 1977: Univac GC1B, Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage. Acft hatch opened on tkof,plt attempting to close it.

## Other investigations on N78110 (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK65X0784](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0784), Nov 22, 1964: Globe GC-1B (N78110), White Sulpr Sp, VA, destroyed

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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