- Date
- August 30, 1980
- Place
- Benton, KS · BENTON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3859KGlobe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800830040969A
- Case key
- 129662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2204 80/8/30 BENTON,KS GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N3859K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 24, 4300 TOTAL HOURS, 100 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HORIZ STAB SPARS FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3859K
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Benton Muni
N3859KRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2018 · Temco GC-1BAirframe modelTemco GC-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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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.