Universal Globe accident near Wallace, CA
On November 7, 2008, an Universal Globe (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wallace, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 7, 2008
- Place
- Wallace, CA
- Aircraft
- Universal Globe · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.226°N, 120.962°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081107X25522
Official records · WPR09LA032
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 6, 2008, about 1720 Pacific standard time, a Universal Globe GC-1A airplane, N80715, impacted flat terrain near Wallace, California. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed; the airplane was destroyed. The flight departed the Rancho Murieta Airport (RIU), Rancho Murieta, California, at 1610. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area test flight, and no flight plan had been filed. According to local law enforcement, the flight was to test a retractable tail wheel that had been installed on the airplane. It was a flight of two, with a friend of the accident pilot flying in the second airplane to observe the flight. The second pilot reported that nothing unusual was noted with the flight until he observed the accident airplane start to fly “erratically.” He attempted to raise the accident pilot on the radio, but received no response. The second pilot was able to catch up to the accident airplane and observed the accident pilot slumped over in the cockpit. The second pilot stayed with the accident airplane until his airplane became low on fuel; at which point he returned to the airport. The airplane was located near the campgrounds of the Comanche Lake Reservoir by the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department. WITNESS INFORMATION Friends of the pilot reported that the accident flight was the second flight since the airplane had been reassembled. The pilot had been working on the airplane for the past 2 years, which included painti
Probable cause
The pilot's incapacitation during cruise for unknown reasons that resulted in a loss of aircraft control.
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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.
