- Date
- May 14, 1979
- Place
- Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80894Globe Swift GC1B
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790514034729A
- Case key
- 135571
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3131 79/5/14 NR.ARCADIA,FL GLOBE SWIFT GC1B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 850 TIME - 1605 N80894 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLTON-SIDELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCADIA,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ACFT APPROX 15LBS OVER MAX G/W.WT & BAL COMPUTED USING 10/15/66 DATA.SUPERCEDED BY 2/3/76 DATA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80894
- Reported as
- Globe Swift GC1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Carlton-Sidell
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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.