NYC67F0221

NTSB accident investigation · Globe GC-1A · East Taunton, MA · August 27, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1966
Place
East Taunton, MA · EAST TAUNTON, MA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N90366Globe GC-1A
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122360

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0331  66/8/27    EAST TAUNTON MASS   GLOBE GC-1A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N90366              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAUNTON MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- 500 FT CONSTRUCTION AREA FOR RUNWAY EXTENSION WAS NOT MARKED AS A HAZARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N90366
Reported as
Globe GC-1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Taunton Municipal

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.