- Date
- October 27, 1984, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fraser, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74ASwift GC-1A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841027058859A
- Case key
- 12943
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he took off on rwy 18 & was climbing thru about 250 ft AGL when the eng lost power & he made a forced landing. However, a co-owner, who was on board, stated that the plt had retarded the throttle, then the acft stopped stopped climbing, acting as if the eng had lost power. He stated that the acft seemed to shudder & suddenly drop toward the ground. He believed the plt attempted to recover the speed, but was unsuccesful. Subsequently, the acft impacted the ground in a level, belly down attitutde. Later, when asked why the plt had retarded the throttle after takeoff, he replied that the eng was exceeding 2575 RPM. The acft was equipped with a variable pitch prop which is controlled by the plt. The co-owner stated that procedure to control the eng RPM was for the plt to change the prop pitch angle. The plt had no previous flt time in this make & model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74A
- Reported as
- Swift GC-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 069
- Airframe hours
- 909
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymond L. Nawrocki
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 12, 1984
- Airport
- D13 · Mckinley
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 230 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,800 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.