LAX69A0048

NTSB accident investigation · Globe Swift GC-1B · San Simon, AZ · January 31, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 31, 1969
Place
San Simon, AZ · SAN SIMON, AZ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4198Globe Swift GC-1B
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114414

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0817  69/1/31    SAN SIMON,ARIZ      GLOBE SWIFT GC-1B   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 205
        TIME - 1230                    N4198               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ELEVATION 6500 FT,TEMP APRXLY 60 DEG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4198
Reported as
Globe Swift GC-1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.