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FAA accident report · Globe GC-1B · Huntsville, TX · April 14, 2022

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Date
April 14, 2022 · 13:55 local
Place
Huntsville, TX
Airport
Huntsville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78096
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA180
Reported as
Globe GC-1B
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total165 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N78096Registered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 2096 · Built 1946Airframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

This airplane has a fuel system that was modified from original. While practicing touch and go landings the pilot exhausted the fuel in an auxiliary fuel tank causing the engine to fail. The airplane stalled at a low altitude and impacted the ground in a level attitude. The ground impact caused extensive damage to the airplane and injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

THIS AIRPLANE HAS A FUEL SYSTEM THAT WAS MODIFIED FROM ORIGINAL. WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS THE PILOT EXHAUSTED THE FUEL IN AN AUXILIARY FUEL TANK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE GROUND IMPACT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

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 CEN22LA180Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHuntsville, TXThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Apr 14, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N78096 · 1

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

Incident 20210318001819ITakeoff: Departure Roll · Spring, TXOn 03/18/2021 at 1058 CDT, a Globe swift GC-1B, N78096, s/n 2096, was attempting a takeoff at David Wayne Hooks Airport (kdwh) on runway 35L, when the aircraft encountered a strong crosswind gust, which carried the plane to the left and off of the hard…Mar 18, 2021 · Minor damage