Globe GC-1B N80682

Summary

On 8 October 1983 at about 13:55 local time, a Globe GC-1B registered N80682, operated by Edwin W. Smith, was involved in an accident near Venice, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 October 1983 at 13:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Venice, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Venice Municipal (VNC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Globe GC-1B

Registration

N80682

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Edwin W. Smith

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Thomasville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84FA005

1 person died.

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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT RADIOED ON UNICOM THAT HIS COWLING WAS COMING OPEN & THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE FIELD. OTHER PLTS WAITING FOR TAKEOFF REPORTED SEEING THAT ACFT ENTER A LEFT TURN BETWEEN 200-300 FT AGL & BECOME VERY SLOW. ONE OF THE PLTS CALLED ON THE RADIO FOR THE PLT TO ADD ENG POWER. THE ACFT ENTERED A LEFT SPIRALING TURN & CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE RIGHT FRONT LATCHING HANDLE OF THE ENG COWLING SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BEING UNLATCHED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.