Globe GC-1B N3209K

Summary

On 22 November 2001 at about 16:40 local time, a Globe GC-1B registered N3209K, operated by John W. Saunders III, was involved in an accident near Marion, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 November 2001 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Marion, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Zuehl Airport (1TE4)

Coordinates

29.5690, -98.1394

Aircraft

Globe GC-1B

Registration

N3209K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John W. Saunders III

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Antonio → Eagle Pass

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA041

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's inadvertent stall during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane colliding with a fence and a tree. A contributing factor was his lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the initial takeoff climb from the 3,000-foot grass runway, the airplane veered to the left toward a building and trees. The private pilot stated that he "may have stalled the [air]plane," since his pilot-rated passenger reported that the airplane had a "sharp, left wing drop stall." The airplane then impacted and continued through a chain link fence and impacted a tree. The pilot had not flown this make and model aircraft before and had accumulated a total of 126.2 flight hours. The pilot reported that he had obtained his tail-wheel endorsement 13 days prior to the accident. Examination of the aircraft and engine revealed no evidence of any anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.