Globe GC-1B N3867K

Summary

On 21 July 2007 at about 21:20 local time, a Globe GC-1B registered N3867K, operated by Mark S. Clark, was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Oregon, 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

21 July 2007 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Cottage Grove State Airport (61S)

Coordinates

43.7997, -123.0289

Aircraft

Globe GC-1B

Registration

N3867K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mark S. Clark

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cottage Grove → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07FA208

2 people died.

The partial/momentary loss of engine power during the takeoff initial climb for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed while maneuvering following the loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the airplane at a weight above Maximum Certified Gross Weight.

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The airplane was about 1,500 feet past the departure end of runway 15 in the takeoff initial climb when witnesses heard the engine cough and sputter. The engine rpm reportedly accelerated between the two or three times it coughed/sputtered, and soon thereafter the airplane's left wing dropped. Almost immediately after the wing dropped, the airplane rolled further to the left, and then descended below the tree line and impacted the surface of a small shallow pond about one-half mile from the departure end of the runway. The investigation found that prior to the February 2006 purchase of the 1948 Globe Swift by the current owner, the airplane was stored unused in a hangar for over 20 years. A number of inspections, adjustments, and component replacements were performed in order to prepare the airplane for an annual inspection, that was endorsed as having been completed on July 1, 2006. At the time of the accident, the airplane had been flown 5 hours since the annual inspection. Based on the occupant weights and the fuel load, the airplane was approximately 130 pounds over the maximum allowable gross weight. Extensive examination of the airframe and engine did not identify an anomaly or malfunction that would have contributed to the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.