# NTSB LAX69D0096: Temco GC-1B, N78314, Riverside, CA, August 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1968
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3007  68/8/28    RIVERSIDE,CALIF     TEMCO GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N78314              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78314](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78314), registered now, S/N 2314, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO GC-1B
- Registry model: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside

## Other investigations on N78314 (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X0221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0221), Jan 11, 1964: Globe Swift GC1B (N78314), Kernville, CA, substantial damage

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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