# NTSB NYC81FA014: Globe GC-1B, N80674, West Tisbury, MA, November 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1980
- Place: West Tisbury, MA · WEST TISBURY, MA
- Location: 41.3812° N, 70.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Tisbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3812&lon=-70.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3203  80/11/25   WEST TISBURY,MA     GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 573
        TIME - 1520                    N80674              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTHAS VINEYARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,MA                 WEST TISBURY,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        REMARKS- 700FT THIN BROKEN,1300FT OVC,CEILING RAGGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80674](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80674-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 1079 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801125071519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801125071519A), Nov 25, 1980: Univac GC1B, West Tisbury, MA, Destroyed. Near vertical impact into wooded area. Cause unknown. May have been some local restrictions to visibility.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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