Universal GLOBE GC-1A N80892

Summary

On 7 May 2023 at about 19:40 local time, a Universal GLOBE GC-1A registered N80892 was involved in an accident near Belen, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 May 2023 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Belen, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Belen Rgnl (BRG)

Coordinates

34.6459, -106.8363

Aircraft

Universal GLOBE GC-1A

Registration

N80892

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belen → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA178

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s encounter with downdraft on takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while taking off, the wind shifted to a strong quartering tailwind. The airplane settled to the ground and the propeller contacted the runway before the landing gear could be extended by the pilot. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane unharmed. The airplane was destroyed by the postcrash fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.