- Date
- November 30, 1969
- Place
- Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N80833Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144710
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4477 69/11/30 ABILENE,TEX GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 159 TIME - 1730 N80833 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTERFIELD TRAIL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: COUNTERWEIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- PLT/OWNER ADJUSTED PROP PITCH COUNTERWEIGHTS. ACFT UN ATTAIN FLYING SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80833
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butterfield Trail
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