# Accident 20000915014149A: Globe GC1B, Grass Valley, CA, September 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2000, 13:15 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3408° N, 120.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3408&lon=-120.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78053, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78053) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC1B
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915014149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 25 AT THE NEVADA CO AIRPORT, THE PILOT OF THE SWIFT N78053 LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE A/C WHICH CAUSED IT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT TOWARD THE RUNWAY. AT THAT TIME THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX00LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA337), Sep 15, 2000: Globe GC-1B (N78053), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N78053 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030704016339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704016339A), Jul 4, 2003: Globe GC1B (N78053), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On Friday, July 04, 2003, the owner of a Globe swift, N78053, departed runway 19 at the Truckee-Tahoe Airport, Truckee, CA. Witnesses state the aircraft…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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