- Date
- May 9, 1965
- Place
- Lacrosse, WA · LACROSSE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N80610Globe Swift GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0388 65/5/9 LACROSSE WASH GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2500 TIME - 1510 N80610 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LACROSSE MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CG O.59-INCH AFT OF REARWRD LIMIT. GROSS WEIGT WAS WITHIN LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80610
- Reported as
- Globe Swift GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lacrosse Muni
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