# NTSB OAK75FVW18: Globe GC-1B, N78164, Boulder City, NV, April 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1975
- Place: Boulder City, NV · BOULDER CITY, NV
- Location: 35.9786° N, 114.8325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder City, NV, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-114.8325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVW18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVW18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0967  75/4/24    BOULDER CITY,NV     GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 535
        TIME - 1015                    N78164              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER CITY,NV             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- FWD FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78164](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78164-2017-05-23), registration cancelled 2017-05-23, S/N 2164, 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: Boulder City

## 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 19750424009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750424009349A), Apr 24, 1975: Univac GC1B, Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. Fwd fuselage dmgd.

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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