# NTSB DEN80FA037: Globe GC-1B, N211M, Spanish Fork, UT, June 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1980
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT · SPANISH FORK, UT
- Location: 40.1132° N, 111.6431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanish Fork, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1132&lon=-111.6431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1627   80/6/7  NR.SPANISH FORK,UT    GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N211M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 1309 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SPANISH FORK,UT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- 50% OCCLUSION OF A MAJOR CORONARY ARTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N211M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211M-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 2252, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800607019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607019239A), Jun 7, 1980: Univac GC1B, Spanish Fork, UT, Destroyed. Practicing aerobatic manuvers, pilot was observed diving into ground. Suspect pilot incapacitation.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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