Globe GC-1B N3209K

Summary

On 6 August 2005 at about 21:50 local time, a Globe GC-1B registered N3209K was involved in an accident near Cypress, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 August 2005 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Cypress, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.9725, -95.7219

Aircraft

Globe GC-1B

Registration

N3209K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cypress, Texas → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05FA204

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 639-hour private pilot lost control of the vintage airplane while maneuvering approximately 1,900 feet above the ground. The pilot had departed a local airport with a passenger for a short personal flight. Several witnesses observed the airplane in a vertical or diving attitude, but did not see the airplane actually impact the ground. Terminal radar recorded part of the flight, and an engine data management system installed on the airplane recorded the engine parameters. Ground scars and signatures at the initial point of impact were consistent with a high rate of descent impact with the airplane in a level/flat attitude. The airplane was configured with the landing gear and flaps in the retracted position at the time of the impact. All aircraft components were accounted for at the accident site. Flight control continuity was established at the accident site and no anomalies were found with the airframe or engine. The vintage airplane was placarded against intentional spins.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.