# Accident 20070721014189A: Swftms GC1B, Cottage Grove, OR, July 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2007, 14:18 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Airport: Cottage Grove State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7997° N, 123.0289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7997&lon=-123.0289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3867K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3867K-2012-02-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,297 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070721014189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COTTAGE GROVE AIRPORT TO THE SOUTH. AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE OFF END OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO AN OLD MINING POND AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT SEAT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE (2 FATALS). WITNESSES STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS HIGH HUMIDITY AND APPROXIMATELY 83-86 DEGREES CREATING A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE CUT-OUT TWICE AND THEN TRIED TO REGAIN POWER. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE. AIRCRAFT HAD A FULL LOAD OF AUTOMOTIVE GAS THAT CONTAINED ALCOHOL THAT IS CONTRARY TO THE PETERSON AUTOGAS STC SE2032CE & SA2137CE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THIS AIRCRAFT AND DOCUMENTED ON A FAA FORM 337, DATED 10/27/2006, BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT WEIGHT PER AIRMAN INFORMATION RECORDS WAS 275 LBS. PASSENGER/SECOND PILOT WEIGHT PER AIRMAN INFORMATION RECORDS WAS 192 LBS. A REVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE RECORDS SHOWS MAXIMUM USEFUL LOAD OF 523 LBS. AIRCRAFT GROSS WEIGHT IS 1710 LBS. CALCULATIONS FROM WEIGHT AND BALANCE REFLECTS APPROXIMATELY 130 LBS. OVER GROSS AT TAKEOFF. COTTAGE GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED A COMPLETE REPORT TO FAA AND NTSB.

## 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 SEA07FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA208), Jul 21, 2007: Globe GC-1B (N3867K), Cottage Grove, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The partial/momentary loss of engine power during the takeoff initial climb for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed while maneuvering following the…

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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