- Date
- September 9, 1966
- Place
- Polo, IL · POLO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78082Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120499
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4393 66/9/9 POLO,ILL GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1330 N78082 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 29, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RADIO RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 96 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT TOOKOFF UPHILL IN CALM WIND,96 DEG TEMP. ACFT STALLED 20 FT ABV GRND,CRASHED IN CORNFIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78082
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Radio Ranch
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