Globe GC-1B accident near Trona, CA
On April 25, 1999, a Globe GC-1B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Trona, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 25, 1999
- Place
- Trona, CA
- Aircraft
- Globe GC-1B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.730°N, 117.361°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00490
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 24, 1999, about 2130 hours Pacific daylight time, a Globe GC-1B, N80720, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near Trona, California. The personal flight was operated by the private pilot/owner under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane departed the Trona airport approximately 8 to 10 minutes earlier with the intent to fly over the female passenger's campground. Both occupants sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The Safety Board Investigator-in-Charge (IIC) interviewed a friend of the pilot. He stated that they departed Sacramento (California) Executive Airport that morning and stopped in Porterville, California, to refuel around 1130. They departed Porterville around noon and arrived in Trona about 1330. A group of people camped near the Trona airport, and several members of the group witnessed the airplane fly less than 100 feet over their campground about 1900. Later that evening, the pilot and several friends visited the camping group. A female member of the camping group asked for an airplane ride; this pilot volunteered. Her friends told the Safety Board IIC that they admonished the pilot to not fly as low as he had done earlier. The witnesses observed the lights of the airplane as it departed Trona and began flying over the dry lakebed where they were camped. They said the airplane came over the campground three times. They stated the engine sounded smooth and strong as it passed overhead, at no more than 100 feet. Witnesses noted the passes were successively lo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while performing intentional low altitude passes over a campground.
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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.
