# NTSB UNK65X1019: Globe GC1B, N78243, Lexington, NC, December 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1964
- Place: Lexington, NC · LEXINGTON, NC
- Location: 35.7972° N, 80.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7972&lon=-80.2742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3786  64/12/15   LEXINGTON NC        GLOBE GC1B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 175
        TIME - 1700                    N78243              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-PREMATUR GEAR RETRACTION ON PREVIUS TAKE OFF
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- RETRACT HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ASSEMBLY ARM BENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78243](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78243-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 2243, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC1B
- 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: Dillard

## Other investigations on N78243 (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 CHI81FEK29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK29), Aug 30, 1981: Globe GC-1 (N78243), Mt Vernon, OH, 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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