# NTSB OAK75FVG21: Globe GC-1B, N80549, Chico, CA, August 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1974
- Place: Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2718  74/8/28    CHICO,CALIF         GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2907
        TIME - 1050                    N80549              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHAERO ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SETTLED INTO ORCHARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80549](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80549-1974-10-29), registration cancelled 1974-10-29, S/N 52 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ranchaero Arpt

## 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 19740828030309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740828030309A), Aug 28, 1974: Univac GC1B, Chico, CA, Destroyed. Settled into orchard.

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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