NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW83LA293
Registry · N7BL
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GLOBE GC-1B
Year of manufacture
1946 · 37 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES (125 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A95000
Registrant of record
WILSON STEPHEN A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH FENCES DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FUEL FIRE. THE LEFT EXHAUST PIPE FAILED AND THE MISDIRECTED HEAT BURNED THROUGH A FUEL LINE. THE FUEL IGNITED FILLING THE COCKPIT WITH SMOKE. THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE PLT WAS FORCED TO LAND OFF THE ARPT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_FTW83LA293.txt.
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