- Date
- April 21, 1966
- Place
- Safford, AZ · SAFFORD, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78081Swift GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172114
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0966 66/4/21 SAFFORD ARIZ SWIFT GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2100 TIME - 1545 N78081 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAFFORD SUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PILOT TURNED HYDRAULIC PUMP OFF-GEAR UNLOCKED AND COLLAPSED. PILOT NOT CHECKED OUT IN AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78081
- Reported as
- Swift GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Safford Sunicipal