# Incident 20080623834659I: Swftms GC1B, Berlin, NJ, June 23, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2008, 15:29 local time
- Place: Berlin, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7921° N, 74.9370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7921&lon=-74.9370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78296, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78296-2021-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-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 O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080623834659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM EDT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS, WITH ONLY IDLE POWER AVAILABLE, 2 MILES NW OF CAMDEN COUNTY AIRPORT (19N).  THE PILOT INTENDED TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING.  THE PILOT REALIZED THAT AN AIRPORT LANDING WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AND ENTERED A PATTERN TOWARDS A 25 ACREW FIELD.  UPON LANDING IN THE FIELD,THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING.  1 OCCUPANT, NO INJURIES.  THIS FORM TO BE UPDATED FOLLWING FULL INVESTIGATION.

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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