- Date
- April 9, 1992, 12:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90379Globe GC1-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920409009289A
- Case key
- 32982
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Probable cause
An abrupt pitch up maneuver during acrobatic flight resulting in an overload failure of the right wing spar.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airline transport pilot-in-command and commercial pilot passenger departed kendall-tamiami executive airport, Miami, Florida, on a VFR personal flight. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A witness observed the airplane traveling westbound at about 200 feet AGL. The airplane was observed to conduct an uncoordinated aileron roll to the right. Upon completion of the aileron roll, the airplane was observed to conduct an abrupt pitch up maneuver, shake violently and descended tail low. An increase in engine power was heard, the airplane started a right turn, the nose of the airplane dropped to a nose down attitude, and the airplane disappeared below the tree line. Another witness stated he heard a 'pop-pop' sound followed by a large bang. The witness looked up and saw the airplane traveling eastbound spinning to the right in a nose down attitude. A separate large part was observed descending to the ground as the airplane disappeared from view below the tree line. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport PIC, and commercial pilot passenger were fatally injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90379
- Reported as
- Globe GC1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 393
- Engine
- Franklin 6AS-350A, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- D'Arcy, John J.
- Registered owner
- D'Arcy, John J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 10, 1992
- Departed
- TMB · Miami, FL
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
- 81
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 25,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TMB, 6 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 N90379 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.