Temco GC 1B accident near Yulee, FL
On July 28, 2014, a Temco GC 1B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yulee, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 28, 2014
- Place
- Yulee, FL
- Aircraft
- Temco GC 1B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.606°N, 81.566°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140728X14018
Official records · ERA14LA363
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 2014, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Temco GC-1B, N1CY, impacted a swamp shortly after departure from Flying-A-Ranch Airport (FL84), Yulee, Florida. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to an eyewitness, he observed the airplane depart on runway 5 and noted that the "engine rpm's were low but steady." About 200 feet above ground level, the airplane banked left, "stalled," and descended out of his view. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, multiengine land, and single-engine sea. In addition, he held a flight instructor certificate with ratings for airplane single and multiengine, and instrument airplane. He held a Federal Aviation Administration first-class medical certificate that was issued on May 8, 2014, with a limitation of "must wear lenses for distant – possess glasses for near vision." At that time, the pilot reported 30,000 total hours of flight time, of which, 75 hours were in the previous six months of the medical exam. No pilot logs could be located. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION According to FAA records, the airplan
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in subsequent impact with terrain.
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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.
