- Date
- February 3, 1965
- Place
- Thermal, CA · THERMAL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N78077Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0650 65/2/3 THERMAL CALIF GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 675 TIME - 1725 N78077 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THERMAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ONE PROP BLADE TIP FAILED FROM BIRD STRIKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78077
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thermal
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