MIA76DKT57

NTSB accident investigation · Globe GC-1B · Homstead, FL · February 14, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 14, 1976
Place
Homstead, FL · HOMSTEAD, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N77751Globe GC-1B
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760214003449A
Case key
152888

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0259  76/2/14    HOMSTEAD,FL         GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5000
        TIME - 1230                    N77751              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- L WING OUTER WING PANEL SPAR CAP STRIP SHEARED AFT OF CTRLINE WHEEL WELL.PLT PERFORMING VERT MAN.

Aircraft

Registration
N77751
Reported as
Globe GC-1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.