# Accident 20040814017359A: Swftms GC1B, Wolfeboro, NH, August 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2004, 17:10 local time
- Place: Wolfeboro, NH
- Airport: Mountain View Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6500° N, 71.1494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6500&lon=-71.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78176, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78176) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B
- Reported engine: CONT C1252
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,750 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040814017359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF INTO THE WIND. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT NORMAL TAKEOFF POINT BUT DID NOT CONTINUE TO CLIMB. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TALL BRUSHES AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY: A CUT TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD REQUIRING 9 STITCHES. PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA193), Aug 14, 2004: Globe Swift GC-1B (N78176), Wolfeboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind condition. The windshear was a contributing factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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