- Date
- October 8, 1983, 09:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place
- Venice, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80682Globe GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831008053479A
- Case key
- 30947
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Immediately after takeoff the plt radioed on UNICOM that his cowling was coming open & that he was returning to the field. Other plts waiting for takeoff reported seeing that acft enter a left turn between 200-300 ft AGL & become very slow. One of the plts called on the radio for the plt to add eng power. The acft entered a left spiraling turn & contacted the ground in a nose down attitude. The right front latching handle of the eng cowling showed evidence of being unlatched at the time of impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80682
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1087
- Airframe hours
- 1,201
- Engine
- Continental C-125-2, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edwin W. Smith
- Registered owner
- C. Peter Lasko
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1982 · 43 hours before
- Destination
- TVI · Thomasville, GA
- Airport
- VNC · Venice Municipal, runway 13, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 646 total · 26 in this make and model · 619 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N80682 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.