# NTSB UNK65X1039: Globe GC1B, N3398K, Purcell, OK, December 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1964
- Place: Purcell, OK · PURCELL, OK
- Location: 35.0237° N, 97.3735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Purcell, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0237&lon=-97.3735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3650  64/12/18   PURCELL OKLA        GLOBE GC1B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 223
        TIME - 1610                    N3398K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PURCELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED OPERATION WITH KNOWN WEAK BATTRY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3398K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3398K), registered now, S/N 1391 (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: Purcell

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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