Globe GC-1B N3286K
1 July 1983 · Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Globe GC-1B registered N3286K was involved in an accident near Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Garden (N57)
- Coordinates
- 39.8309, -75.7503
- Aircraft
- Globe GC-1B
- Registration
- N3286K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toughkenamon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA162
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT WAS PRACTICING STOP & GO LANDINGS ON RWY 24. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS IN A NORMAL LANDING CONFIGURATION AT 68 MPH, APRX 8 FT AGL, WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. ACCORDING TO HIM, THE DOWNDRAFT RESULTED FROM WIND BLOWING OVER TREES PARALLELING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE, THE WHEELS DUG IN THE GROUND APRX 6 INCHES & THE COWLING & WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED AT THAT TIME. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT CAME DOWN ABOUT 200 FT FURTHER DOWN THE RWY IN A 20 DEG NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Globe GC-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1983 | Globe GC-1B | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Globe GC-1B | Marion, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Globe GC-1B | Venice, Florida, United States | Edwin W. Smith | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Nov 1984 | Globe GC-1B | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1984 | Globe GC-1B | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1982 | Globe GC-1B | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | John T. Simon | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cgs HAWK | Huntington Mill, Pennsylvania, United States | Rittner E. Will | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1983 | Smith Ted Aerostar 600 AEROSTAR | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1983 | Britten-Norman BN-2 MARK III | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Wings Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | Cessna 172N | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | North American AT-6D | Granville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1983 | Israel 1124 | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |