- Date
- April 26, 1976
- Place
- Valdosta, GA · VALDOSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78037Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760426015799A
- Case key
- 153376
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0985 76/4/26 VALDOSTA,GA GLOBE GC-1B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1977 TIME - 1155 N78037 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1457 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALDOSTA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALDOSTA,GA GAINSVILLE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL RESTRICTED VAPOR RETURN FROM FUEL PUMP TO FUEL TANK.TIGHT LO ALT TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78037
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Valdosta Muni
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Other investigations on N78037 · 1
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