OAK71FVM08

NTSB accident investigation · Globe GC-1B · Morgan Hill, CA · August 14, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 14, 1970
Place
Morgan Hill, CA · MORGAN HILL, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3371KGlobe GC-1B
Status
Completed · report October 30, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116617

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1281  70/8/14    MORGAN HILL,CALIF   GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 164
        TIME - 1355                    N3371K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGAN HILL,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- UN LND DUE OTR ACFT ON RNWY.DRG GO-AROUND GR,FLAP DWN,ACFT OBSUD STEEP 180DEG L TURN,THEN DSCND.

Aircraft

Registration
N3371K
Reported as
Globe GC-1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Palmer

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.