# NTSB CHI66D0781: Globe Swift GC-1B, N2455B, Cleveland, OH, May 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1966
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0781
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0781

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1287  66/5/11    CLEVELAND OHIO      GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 550
        TIME - 1042                    N2455B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURKE LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        REMARKS- PILOTS FOOT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN RUDDER FRAME AND PLATE-UNABLE TO OPERATE RUDDER AND BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2455B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2455B), registered now, S/N 3755, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B
- Registry model: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burke Lakefront

## Other investigations on N2455B (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 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.

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