- Date
- April 15, 1967
- Place
- St Augustine, FL · ST AUGUSTINE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N80646Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117809
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0325 67/4/15 ST AUGUSTINE,FLA GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1557 TIME - 1830 N80646 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRCHILD ST AUG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL WHILE CHECKING FOR FIRE FROM A CIGARETTE THAT FELL ON THE FLOOR DURING TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80646
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fairchild St Aug
N80646Registration cancelled Oct 23, 2025 · Globe GC-1BAirframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental C125 series
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