- Date
- April 29, 1984, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Death Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80762Globe GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840429018779A
- Case key
- 24276
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the plt, the approach to rwy 33 was in a 'no-wind condition until about 30-40 ft AGL when a strong tail wind came up.' He stated that it appeared that there was sufficient rwy remaining and when he realized it was too late to stop or go around he elected to roll straight ahead. The acft rolled into soft sand and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80762
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 165
- Airframe hours
- 2,204
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George Divanian
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 30, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- L06 · Death Valley, CA
- Airport
- L06 · Death Valley, runway 33, 3,040 × 70 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,165 total · 1,040 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 85 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.