SEA67F0163

NTSB accident investigation · Globe GC-1B · Vancouver, WA · August 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1966
Place
Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N80649Globe GC-1B
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121358

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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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3-4226  66/8/21    VANCOUVER WASH      GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2193
        TIME - 1430                    N80649              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENGINE BACKFIRED.PLT SUSPECTED POWER FAILURE,ABORTED TAKEOFF.INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP

Aircraft

Registration
N80649
Reported as
Globe GC-1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Evergreen Field

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