- Date
- August 30, 1981
- Place
- Mt Vernon, OH · MT VERNON, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N78243Globe GC-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810830052849A
- Case key
- 124572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1915 81/8/30 MT VERNON,OH GLOBE GC-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1000 TIME - 1900 N78243 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WYNKOOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT VERNON,OH NEWARK-HEATH,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- ALTERNATOR WIRE AND PRIMER LINE RAN THROUGH GROMET ON FIREWALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78243
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wynkoop
N78243Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Globe GC-1BAirframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental C125 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N78243 · 1
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