OAK68D0129

NTSB accident investigation · Swift GC-1B · Oakland, CA · September 5, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1966
Place
Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N80545Swift GC-1B
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120509

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4422   66/9/5    OAKLAND,CALIF       SWIFT GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1127
        TIME - 1530                    N80545              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 875 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N80545
Reported as
Swift GC-1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oakland Intl.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.