Globe GC-1B accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 25, 1985
On October 25, 1985 at about 2:35 pm local time, a Globe GC-1B, registered N90333, was substantially damaged in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico (Albuguerque Internat'L airport). 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
- October 25, 1985 · about 2:35 pm local time
- Place
- Albuquerque, New Mexico · Albuguerque Internat'L
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Globe GC-1B · all GC-1Bs on the register
- Registration
- N90333 · registry record · serial 347
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE WIFE OF THE PLT RADIOED HER HUSBAND HAD BECOME INCAPACITATED. TWO FLT INSTRUCTORS DEPARTED IN ANOTHER ACFT TO ASSIST THE NON-RATED WIFE, AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY ALBUQUERQUE APCH CONTROL. THE FLT INSTRUCTORS WERE ABLE TO ASSIST THE NON-RATED WIFE THROUGH RADIO TRANSMISSIONS UNTIL SHE LANDED THE ACFT. EVEN THOUGH THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING, THE WIFE WAS NOT INJURED. HER HUSBAND HAD DIED AS A RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK IN FLT. THE PLT WAS OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT WHEN HE BECAME UNCONSCIOUS.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 715 hours in all; 86 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,568 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 1985; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,710 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ALM Alamogordo NM at 1:04 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 8, 13,375 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 69 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:51 pm from ABQ
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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