# NTSB MIA81FA037: Globe GC-1B, N80606, Englewood, FL, January 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1981
- Place: Englewood, FL · ENGLEWOOD, FL
- Location: 26.9645° N, 82.3405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9645&lon=-82.3405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA037

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0026  81/1/18    ENGLEWOOD,FL        GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1355                    N80606              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 6500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHAN AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT ASSEMBLED FROM PARTS OF OTR ACFT.LWR SPAR CAP SPLICED WITH RIVETS.SHEAR LOAD 37,170LBS DFCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80606](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80606-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 1011, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Buchan Airport

## 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 19810118002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810118002199A), Jan 18, 1981: Univac GC1B, Englewood, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wing seperated from aircraft during loop and airplane crashed into ground while spinning.

## Other investigations on N80606 (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FEV64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV64), Sep 5, 1976: Globe GC-1B (N80606), Burnside, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEP18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEP18), Oct 5, 1971: Globe GC-1B (N80606), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage

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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