- Date
- May 27, 1974
- Place
- Metaline Fls, WA · METALINE FLS, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N80951Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740527023469A
- Case key
- 130157
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2282 74/5/27 METALINE FLS,WASH GLOBE GC-1B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1673 TIME - 1620 N80951 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SULLIVAN LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METALINE FLS,WASH DEER PARK,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 1ST FLT IN MODEL SINCE 8/73.HIT FENCE,CRASHED INTO LAKE,PLT DROWNED.DA 3500FT.ACFT OVR GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80951
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sullivan Lake
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N80951 · 1
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