Globe GC-1B accident near Caldwell, ID
On October 10, 1996, a Globe GC-1B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Caldwell, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 10, 1996
- Place
- Caldwell, ID
- Aircraft
- Globe GC-1B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.660°N, 116.630°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06975
NTSB summary
On October 10, 1996, about 0928 mountain daylight time, a Globe GC-1B, N3228K, impacted a fence and terrain near Caldwell, Idaho. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, died from injuries received in the accident on October 24, 1996. The personal flight had departed Nampa, Idaho at an unknown time. The flight was being operated in VFR conditions and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane was observed by a witness at the Hubler airport. He said that the airplane seemed to be entering a downwind, but the witness was busy with other things so he didn't pay much attention. The witness later noticed the wing of an airplane sticking up near the west end of the field. He drove down the runway to investigate and found the wreckage with the pilot about 20-25 feet in front of the airplane. FAA inspectors did the on-scene investigation and provided the wreckage diagram and photos attached to this report. The airplane was less than 1/4 mile from the approach end of the runway. The wreckage was near a broken barbed wire fence and still had barbed wire attached to the empennage. The FAA inspectors observed that, while landing to the east at that time of day, the pilot would have had the sun relatively low in the sky and in front of him. An examination of the airplane engine was performed at the facility of Wolverine Engines on November 6, 1996 under the supervision of FAA inspectors. The observations and tests conducted during this examination did not reveal any evidence of pre-impact failure or malfunction. The pilot's son told an FAA inspector tha
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude to the runway, while on final approach to land. The sunglare was a related factor.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
