# NTSB SEA70A0002: Globe GC-1B, N78155, Winlock, WA, July 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1969
- Place: Winlock, WA · WINLOCK, WA
- Location: 46.4907° N, 122.9184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winlock, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4907&lon=-122.9184&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3106  69/7/10    WINLOCK,WASH        GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0240                    N78155              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO-WINLOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OREG                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO ENROUTE ADVERSE WEA AT NITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78155](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78155-2018-07-26), registration cancelled 2018-07-26, S/N 2155, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Universal GLOBE GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Toledo-Winlock

## Other investigations on N78155 (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 LAX67D0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0072), Aug 8, 1966: Globe GC-1B (N78155), Wasco, CA, substantial damage

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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