- Date
- March 25, 1979
- Place
- Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N78233Globe Swift GC1B
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790325010129A
- Case key
- 137154
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1043 79/3/25 NR.PARKER,AZ GLOBE SWIFT GC1B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 80 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N78233 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE HAVASU CITY,AZ LONG BEACH,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78233
- Reported as
- Globe Swift GC1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N78233Registration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Globe GC-1BAirframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental C125 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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