ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216271
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| Date: | Monday 9 October 2017 |
| Time: | 14:25 |
| Type: |  Globe GC-1A Swift |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N90365 |
| MSN: | 379 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IA-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Lunas, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Los Lunas, NM (E98) |
| Las Vegas, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane arrived to the airport as a refuel stop the day before the accident. During the landing, the airplane ground looped and sustained unknown damage to the airplane. Over the course of that day and the day of the accident, the pilot, who was also a mechanic, completed repairs to the airplane with the assistance from persons at the airport. A portion of the repairs included welding to the right main landing gear link assemblies, and any additional repairs to the airplane were unknown. During takeoff the day following the ground loop, the airplane veered to the left of the runway and struck a berm. The airplane became airborne and then impacted a steel culvert structure adjacent to the runway. The pilot died of his injuries 17 days after the accident. Persons who spoke to the pilot before and after the accident reported the pilot had minimal flying experience in recent years in the accident airplane. The pilot stated during his hospital stay after the accident that there were no mechanical issues during the accident takeoff.
Probable Cause: The loss of directional control during takeoff and impact with a steel culvert.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2018 17:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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