# NTSB OAK68A0023: Temco GC-1B, N78289, Etna, CA, August 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1967
- Place: Etna, CA · ETNA, CA
- Location: 41.4582° N, 122.8958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Etna, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4582&lon=-122.8958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0586  67/8/28    ETNA,CALIF          TEMCO GC-1B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N78289              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 2015 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78289](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78289-1970-09-25), registration cancelled 1970-09-25, S/N 2289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO GC-1B
- Registry model: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scott Valley

## Other investigations on N78289 (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 UNK64X0438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0438), Feb 2, 1964: Globe Swift GC1B (N78289), Olathe, KS, 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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