Globe GLOBE GC-1A accident near Pleasant View, Tennessee, June 8, 1987
On June 8, 1987, a Globe GLOBE GC-1A, registered N80532, was destroyed in an accident near Pleasant View, Tennessee. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 8, 1987
- Place
- Pleasant View, Tennessee · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Globe GLOBE GC-1A GLOBE GC-1
- Registration
- N80532 · no longer on the register · serial 35
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
UPON RETURNING FROM A SHORT LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AS IT BUZZED THE OWNERS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, WHERE THE PASSENGER WAVED TO HIS FAMILY. THE PLT PULLED UP SHARPLY AND MADE ANOTHER LOW PASS. THIS PULLUP WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE CLIMB PEAKED THEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND DESCENDED UNTIL STRIKING A HOUSE ABOUT A MILE FROM THE AIRSTRIP. BOTH HOUSE AND AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE. BOTH PASSES OVER THE AIRSTRIP WERE DOWNWIND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 550 hours in all; 40 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 530 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,700 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,570 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental C125 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:50 pm from BNA, 23 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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