# NTSB SEA73FYE19: Swift GC-1B, N78165, Snohomish, WA, November 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1972
- Place: Snohomish, WA · SNOHOMISH, WA
- Location: 47.9289° N, 122.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snohomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9289&lon=-122.0927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FYE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3643  72/11/12   SNOHOMISH,WASH      SWIFT GC-1B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 170
        TIME - 1445                    N78165              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNOHOMISH AIRFIEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOHOMISH,WASH              YAKIMA,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78165](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78165), registered now, S/N 2165, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWIFT GC-1B
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Snohomish Airfiel

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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