# Accident 20170412002479A: Temco GC-1B, Hartsville, IN, April 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2017, 11:52 local time
- Place: Hartsville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2364° N, 85.6931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2364&lon=-85.6931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2377B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2377B-2018-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO GC-1B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,383 total, 14 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170412002479A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 12, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1152 HOURS EASTERN STANDARD TIME (1552 Z), A TEMCO, GC-1B, SWIFT N2377B, CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA WHILE TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 20 AT WILLIAMS FLYING FIELD AIRPORT (24IN).  THE PILOT, OWNER AND SOLE OCCUPANT, PASSED AWAY FROM FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  ACCORDING TO TWO WITNESSES, THE TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVEL AT APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET AGL.  ABOUT 200 FEET LATER, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AGL WHILE BANKING TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ROLLING UNTIL THE WINGS WERE VERTICAL AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND, EVENTUALLY BECOMING INVERTED.  THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE WOODS, NOSE DOWN AND STRUCK THE BASE OF A LARGE TREE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTER OF RUNWAY 20 IN THE BOTTOM OF A WOODED GULLY.  THE ENGINE WAS FORCED AFT INTO THE COCKPIT AND THE PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT (AS VIEWED RIGHT SIDE UP).   THERE WAS NO IN-FLIGHT BREAK UP, NO POST CRASH FIRE AND THE PROPELLER EXHIBITED TIP CURL DAMAGE THAT INDICATED A HIGH POWER SETTING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.  ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.  THE REST OF THE DEBRIS WAS CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

## 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 CEN17FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA152), Apr 12, 2017: Temco GC 1B (N2377B), Hartsville, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control after exceeding the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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