# NTSB MIA71DLA40: Swift GC-1B, N3823K, Defuniak Spgs, FL, March 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1971
- Place: Defuniak Spgs, FL · DEFUNIAK SPGS, FL
- Location: 30.7061° N, 86.1186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeFuniak Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7061&lon=-86.1186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1072  71/3/30    DEFUNIAK SPGS,FLA   SWIFT GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 107
        TIME - 0700                    N3823K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEFUNIAK SPGS,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3823K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3823K), registered now, S/N 3512, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWIFT GC-1B
- Registry model: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108) (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: Defuniak Springs

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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