- Date
- February 25, 1971
- Place
- Norcross, GA · NORCROSS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N78043Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160316
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0205 71/2/25 NORCROSS,GA GLOBE GC-1B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 380 TIME - 1830 N78043 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITHONIA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREES,MOBILE HOME AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LOW LVL AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78043
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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