# NTSB OAK68D0137: Globe GC-1B, N78324, Columbia, CA, September 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1967
- Place: Columbia, CA · COLUMBIA, CA
- Location: 38.0312° N, 120.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0312&lon=-120.4134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3453  67/9/17    COLUMBIA,CALIF      GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1040                    N78324              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 2600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN ACFT TAKEOFF PERFRMNCE
        REMARKS- PLT MADE INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78324](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78324), registered now, S/N 2324, built 1948 (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: Columbia

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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