# Accident 20171009014509A: Globe GC-1A, Los Lunas, NM, October 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2017, 14:25 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Airport: Mid Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7611° N, 106.7450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7611&lon=-106.7450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90365-2019-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1A (registry code 9230102, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,473 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171009014509A

## Narrative

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

ON 9 OCTOBER 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1425 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GLOBE SWIFT GC-1A AIRPLANE, N90365, IMPACTED A STEEL CULVERT STRUCTURE IN AN IRRIGATION CANAL FOLLOWING AN APPARENT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE MID VALLEY AIRPARK (E98), LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MAYA AYRE AND OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM E98 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE AND LATER DIED FROM THE INJURIES IN A LOCAL HOSPITAL ON 26 OCTOBER 2017.

## 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 CEN18LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA012), Oct 9, 2017: Globe GC 1A (N90365), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during takeoff and impact with a steel culvert.

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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