# NTSB NYC69F0325: Swift GC1B, N2336B, Forty Fort, PA, January 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1969
- Place: Forty Fort, PA · FORTY FORT, PA
- Location: 41.2801° N, 75.8732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forty Fort, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2801&lon=-75.8732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0325
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0325

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0203  69/1/26    FORTY FORT,PA       SWIFT GC1B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2200
        TIME - 1720                    N2336B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WYOMING VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- EMERGENCY GR EXTENSION SYSTEM INOP DUE CABLES OFF PULLEYS. CAUSE OF ELEC FAILURE NOT REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2336B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2336B), registered now, S/N 3636, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWIFT GC1B
- 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: Wyoming Valley

## Other investigations on N2336B (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 UNK65X1243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1243), Jan 6, 1965: Swift GC-1B (N2336B), Forty Fort, PA, 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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