# NTSB LAX79FA037: Globe Swift GC1B, N78233, Parker, AZ, March 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1979
- Place: Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1043  79/3/25  NR.PARKER,AZ          GLOBE SWIFT GC1B    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N78233              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE HAVASU CITY,AZ         LONG BEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78233](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78233-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N 2233, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE 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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790325010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325010129A), Mar 25, 1979: Univac GC1B, Parker, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft struck high tension wire during low level operation. Crashed into water.

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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