# NTSB OAK67D0328: Globe GC-1B, N3321K, San Jose, CA, May 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1967
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0328
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0328

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1558  67/5/15    SAN JOSE, CALIF     GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1224
        TIME - 1215                    N3321K              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 707 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RT FRONT CYLINDER,PISTON SEIZED. ACFT OWNER FAILED TO INFORM PLT OF RECENT ENG OVERHAUL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3321K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3321K), registered now, S/N 1314, 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: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reid-Hillview

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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