- Date
- August 21, 1976
- Place
- Allen, TX · ALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78287Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760821023339A
- Case key
- 155009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2091 76/8/21 ALLEN,TX GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1315 N78287 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 43, 4423 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 637 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KITTY HAWK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALLEN,TX DALLAS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78287
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kitty Hawk
N78287Registration cancelled Apr 6, 2024 · Temco GC-1BAirframe modelTemco GC-1BEngine modelContinental C125 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.