# Accident 20030704016339A: Globe GC1B, Truckee, CA, July 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2003, 11:15 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1163° N, 119.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1163&lon=-119.6809&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704016339A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX03FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA207), Jul 4, 2003: Globe GC-1B (N78053), Truckee, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: an 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…

## Other reports on N78053 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000915014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915014149A), Sep 15, 2000: Globe GC1B (N78053), Grass Valley, CA, No damage. (-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…

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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