- Date
- August 9, 1987, 12:19 local (19:19 UTC)
- Place
- Springville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80806Globe GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870809083279A
- Case key
- 25420
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was flying over sharply rising terrain in a canyon in a mountainous area. There was insufficient room in the canyon to manuever the aircraft. The pilot reported that he had maintained an airspeed just above a stall while attempting to fly through the canyon. The aircraft impacted trees then the terrain where the terrain rose abruptly. Density altitude computed for the 5,300 ft MSL accident site elevation was over 10,400 ft MSL. The aircraft was about 24 pounds over max gross weight at takeoff. The pilot's last biennial flight review was more than nine years before the accident. The pilot stated that there were no pre-impact malfunctions or failures. However, the aircraft had not had an annual inspection since jan 1985.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80806
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 209
- Airframe hours
- 25,501
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tompkins, Thomas E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 16, 1985 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- PTV · Porterville, CA
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,033 total · 87 in this make and model · 243 as pilot in command · 164 in the last 90 days · 53 in the last 30 days · 23 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VIS, 40 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.