# NTSB DEN66D0314: Swift GC-1B, N78081, Safford, AZ, April 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1966
- Place: Safford, AZ · SAFFORD, AZ
- Location: 32.8333° N, 109.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Safford, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8333&lon=-109.6974&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0314
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0314

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0966  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWIFT GC-1B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Safford Sunicipal

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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