# Accident 20230603007029A: Temco GC-1B, Bristow, OK, June 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2023, 16:35 local time
- Place: Bristow, OK
- Airport: Jones Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8070° N, 96.4211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8070&lon=-96.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3830K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3830K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO GC-1B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603007029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM BRISTOW, OK JONES MEMORIAL AIRPORT (3F7), SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HAD A LOST OF ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED INTO A TREE LINE APPROXIMATELY 0.4 MILES EAST OF SOUTH 385TH WEST AVE AND 0.62 MILES SOUTH OF WEST 251ST ST. SOUTH.

## 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 CEN23LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA226), Jun 3, 2023: Temco GC-1B (N3830K), Bristow, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice due to the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.

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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