NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN12CA075
Registry · N80775
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GLOBE GC-1B
Year of manufacture
1946 · 65 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-360-A1D (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19880517
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAFF49
Registrant of record
SIERRA BRAVO LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a loose fuel line fitting.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated the engine began to gradually lose power shortly after takeoff and he could smell raw fuel. As the pilot turned back to the airport, the engine stopped running and he made a forced landing to a muddy field short of the runway. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and the vertical stabilizer was bent. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed a fitting that secured the main fuel line to the engine was loose and leaking fuel. The pilot stated that the engine began to gradually lose power shortly after takeoff and that he could smell raw fuel. As the pilot turned back to the airport, the engine stopped running, and he made a forced landing to a field short of the runway. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and the vertical stabilizer was bent. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed a fitting that secured the main fuel line to the engine was loose and leaking fuel. The interruption of fuel was enough to cause the loss of engine power. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- C Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Fuel system-(general)-Malfunction - C
- C Aircraft-Aircraft power plant-Engine (reciprocating)-(general)-Failure - C
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2011_CEN12CA075.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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