# Accident 20121020024369A: Globe GC-1A, East Moriches, NY, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 15:06 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7650° N, 72.7550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7650&lon=-72.7550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80823, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80823-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1A (registry code 9230102, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020024369A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LEFT HAND MUFFLER APPEARS TO HAVE BECOME DISCONNECTED DURING CLIMBOUT AND WAS LYING IN LOWER COWLING AS EVIDENT OF BURNING AND IMPRINT BURNED INTO COMPOSITE. PILOT POSSIBLY WAS RETURNING TO AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE AND LOST CONTROL AFTER SPOOKING A LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS ON BEACH AND STALL/SPIN INTO WATER WHILE FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE OF 20-30 FT. AGL

## 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 ERA13FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA032), Oct 20, 2012: Swift Museum Foundation GC-1A (N80823), East Moriches, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, while attempting a precautionary landing for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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