# NTSB MIA79FA083: Globe Swift GC1B, N80894, Arcadia, FL, May 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1979
- Place: Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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SUPERCEDED BY 2/3/76 DATA.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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80894-1982-04-19), registration cancelled 1982-04-19, S/N 297 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE SWIFT GC1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1a) (registry code 9230102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carlton-Sidell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790514034729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790514034729A), May 14, 1979: Univac GC1A, Arcadia, FL, Destroyed. Witnesses observed acft to buzz area, pull up in steep turn & stall. Impacted ground near vertical attitude.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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