Swift GC-1B N78081
21 April 1966 · Safford Ariz, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 1966 at about 15:45 local time, a Swift GC-1B registered N78081 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Safford Ariz, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Safford Ariz, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Safford Sunicipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Swift GC-1B
- Registration
- N78081
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0966
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT TURNED HYDRAULIC PUMP OFF-GEAR UNLOCKED AND COLLAPSED. PILOT NOT CHECKED OUT IN AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swift GC-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1966 | Swift GC-1B | Caruthers Calif, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Swift GC-1B | Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1966 | Swift GC-1B | Oakland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1965 | Swift GC-1B | Morgantown W Va, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1967 | Swift GC-1B | Riverside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1965 | Swift GC-1B | Republic Mo, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |