- Date
- November 21, 1976
- Place
- Pearblossom, CA · PEARBLOSSOM, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3785KGlobe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761121035809A
- Case key
- 155929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3256 76/11/21 PEARBLOSSOM,CA GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N3785K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 3147 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 85 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VAN NUYS,CA LOCAL PEARBLOSSOM,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 75 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- UNABLE TO GET ABOVE GROUND EFFECT. HIT FALLEN TREE BEYOND END OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3785K
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3785K · 2
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