# NTSB FTW65D0053: Swickster 1, N103S, Terrell, TX, April 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1965
- Place: Terrell, TX · TERRELL, TX
- Location: 32.7360° N, 96.2753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terrell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7360&lon=-96.2753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65D0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65D0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1115  65/4/21    TERRELL TEX         SWICKSTER 1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N103S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            109 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOT PARACHUTED SAFELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N103S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103S-1965-07-13), registration cancelled 1965-07-13, S/N S-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWICKSTER 1
- Registry model: [Swickster 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/swickster-1) (registry code 056403T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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