# NTSB DEN66D0352: Swift GC1B, N3331K, Wilcox, AZ, May 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1966
- Place: Wilcox, AZ · WILCOX, AZ
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&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 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0352
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0352

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1302  66/5/20    WILCOX ARIZ         SWIFT GC1B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 467
        TIME - 1320                    N3331K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHISE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR FAILED AND GEAR MANUAL CABLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3331K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3331K), registered now, S/N 1324, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWIFT GC1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cochise County

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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