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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Globe GC-1B · Truckee, CA · July 4, 2003

Date: July 4, 2003 · 11:15 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78053
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03FA207
Reported as: Globe GC1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total100 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N78053Registered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 2053 · Built 1946 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1B

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What happened

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(-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 appeared to be making a high performance takeoff by pulling the aircraft up into a nose high pitch attitude, immediately retracting the landing gear while starting a gentle right turn. According to witnesses the aircraft appeared to be "mushing" while trying to gain some altitude. The nose of the aircraft came down some and the aircraft looked like it might pancake into the ground. At this point the aircraft started a roll to the right and impacted the ground in a nearly vertical attitude from about 150 feet. No fire occurred. This report closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 APPEARED TO BE MAKING A HIGH PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF BY PULLING THE AIRCRAFT UP INTO A NOSE HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE, IMMEDIATELY RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR WHILE STARTING A GENTLE RIGHT TURN. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE "MUSHING" WHILE TRYING TO GAIN SOME ALTITUDE. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN SOME AND THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED LIKE IT MIGHT PANCAKE INTO THE GROUND. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A ROLL TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE FROM ABOUT 150 FEET. NO FIRE OCCURRED. THIS REPORT CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03FA207Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTruckee, CAan in-flight loss of control due to the pilot's rotation to an excessive pitch up attitude after takeoff and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude and the lack of stall…Jul 4, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N78053 · 1

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

Accident 20000915014149AGrass Valley, CA(-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…Sep 15, 2000 · No damage