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NTSB accident investigation · Globe GC-1B · Hesperia, CA · February 22, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 22, 1976
Place
Hesperia, CA · HESPERIA, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3851KGlobe GC-1B
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760222004369A
Case key
152761

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0409  76/2/22    HESPERIA,CA         GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1600                    N3851K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESPERIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HESPERIA,CA                 TORRANCE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST CONTROL IN STEEP TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N3851K
Reported as
Globe GC-1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hesperia

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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.