- Date
- June 7, 1987, 19:54 local (Jun 8, 1987, 00:54 UTC)
- Place
- Pleasant View, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80532Globe Globe GC-1A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870607031879A
- Case key
- 7298
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon returning from a short local area flight the aircraft was observed as it buzzed the owners private airstrip, where the passenger waved to his family. The plt pulled up sharply and made another low pass. This pullup was straight ahead. The climb peaked then the aircraft nosed over and descended until striking a house about a mile from the airstrip. Both house and aircraft were destroyed by impact and fire. Both passes over the airstrip were downwind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80532
- Reported as
- Globe Globe GC-1A (GLOBE GC-1)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35
- Airframe hours
- 1,700
- Engine
- Continental C125, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Byron D.Weakly
- Registered owner
- Byron D Weakley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 40 in this make and model · 530 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N80532 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.