LAX81DUQ28

NTSB accident investigation · Globe Swift GC1B · Mojave, CA · August 8, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1981
Place
Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N80626Globe Swift GC1B
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810808049029A
Case key
123617

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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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3-3475   81/8/8    MOJAVE,CA           GLOBE SWIFT GC1B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2767
        TIME - 0848                    N80626              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CA                MOJAVE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N80626
Reported as
Globe Swift GC1B
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mojave

FAA reports on this event · 1

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