# NTSB UNK64X0598: Globe GC1B, N3785K, Scranton, PA, February 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1964
- Place: Scranton, PA · SCRANTON, PA
- Location: 41.4042° N, 75.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4042&lon=-75.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0598
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0598

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0384  64/2/17    SCRANTON PA         GLOBE GC1B          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N3785K              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 30, 3800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR MOTOR BURNED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3785K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3785K), registered now, S/N 1478, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC1B
- Registry model: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3785K (2)

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 LAX77FQU10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FQU10), Nov 21, 1976: Globe GC-1B (N3785K), Pearblossom, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0631](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0631), Apr 17, 1966: Globe GC-1B (N3785K), Orange, MA, 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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