Globe GC-1B accident near Perrysville, Indiana, August 1, 1986
On August 1, 1986 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Globe GC-1B, registered N80591, was substantially damaged in an accident near Perrysville, Indiana. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. 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 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 1, 1986 · about 3:30 pm local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- Perrysville, Indiana · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Globe GC-1B · all GC-1Bs on the register
- Registration
- N80591 · registry record · serial 94
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FUEL IN EITHER THE FUEL TANKS OR CARBURETOR.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,009 hours in all; 59 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 911 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 4, 1986; 8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,710 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MQY Smyrna TN at 12:05 pm
- Destination: OSH Oshkosh WI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 30,000 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 pm from DEC, 67 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N80591 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Globe GC-1 Swift 426 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Globe 426 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-320 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Smyrna Airport · departed from
- Wittman Regional · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 176 in the last ten years
- Indiana 5,698 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI86LA197.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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