# NTSB SEA71AS042: Globe GC-1B, N80655, Monroe, WA, May 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1971
- Place: Monroe, WA · MONROE, WA
- Location: 47.8598° N, 121.9840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8598&lon=-121.9840&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0487  71/5/11  NR.MONROE,WASH        GLOBE GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2500
        TIME - 1710                    N80655              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENT,WASH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW PASSES ON ARPT AND FRIENDS HOME. LAST PASS IN NW DIRECTION,ALMOST INTO SUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80655](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80655-1971-07-16), registration cancelled 1971-07-16, S/N 1060 (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

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

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