# Accident 20070921022359A: Swftms GC1B, New Smyrna Bea, FL, September 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2007, 13:05 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Bea, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0556° N, 80.9489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0556&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2455B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2455B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,520 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070921022359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD FUSELAGE TANK TOPPED WITH SIX GALLONS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE TO MASSEY AIR RANCH. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 11 AND IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN EMERGENCY AND NEEDED TO RETURN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 02. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 02 APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. LEFT WING STRUCK SMALL TREES AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO TURN 180 DEGREES AND CARTWHEEL UP ON ITS LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED LARGE TREE TAIL FIRST. FUSELAGE SEPARATED AT THE MAIN SPAR WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ENGINE WRAPPING AROUND THE TREE. PILOT'S SEAT BELT PULLED LOOSE FROM MOUNTING POINT AND PILOT FELL TO GROUND IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC07LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA233), Sep 21, 2007: Temco GC-1B (N2455B), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which was the result of a blocked fuel tank vent.

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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