- Date
- November 5, 1987, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Beaufort, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N78169Globe GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871105062209A
- Case key
- 7669
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Analysis
The airplane engine lost pwr at cruise and the plt made a forced lng in a salt-water marsh. Investigation revealed that the plt was ferrying the acft to another arpt to have maintenance performed on the fuel selector valve, which was stuck in the aux tank position. The aux tank was not full prior to departure. About 30 minutes after departure, the aux tank ran dry and the plt was unable to switch the selector valve to the main tanks which contained fuel. Examination of the valve mechanism revealed that set screws on the selector valve shaft had loosened, which allowed the selector handle to be moved without repositioning the selector valve. The acft crashed about 12 miles short of the destination arpt. According to FAA records, no ferry permit was issued for the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78169
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- GC-1B
- Airframe hours
- 1,950
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- F.L. Thomas Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1987 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- 71S · Summerville, SC
- Destination
- 73J · Beaufort, SC
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 450 in this make and model · 6,330 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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