Temco GC-1B N77759

Summary

On 8 November 2020 at about 20:18 local time, a Temco GC-1B registered N77759 was involved in an accident near Waukegan, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 November 2020 at 20:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Waukegan National Airport (UGN)

Coordinates

42.4200, -87.8700

Aircraft

Temco GC-1B

Registration

N77759

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ann Arbor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA058

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a crosswind that resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that while taking off for a personal flight in a tailwheel airplane, the airplane encountered wind from the south during the takeoff roll and weathervaned. The airplane subsequently departed the left side of the runway and ground looped. During the ground loop, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground sustaining substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking the airplane off on runway 23 with the wind from 130o at 8-10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.