- Date
- September 11, 1977
- Place
- Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78110Globe GC1B
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770911025909A
- Case key
- 145394
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3319 77/9/11 POTTSTOWN,PA GLOBE GC1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1225 TIME - 1130 N78110 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POTTSTOWN,PA HARRISBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- ACFT HATCH OPENED ON TKOF,PLT ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78110
- Reported as
- Globe GC1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pottstown
N78110Registered now · Universal GLOBE GC-1BAirframe modelUniversal GLOBE GC-1BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N78110 · 1
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