UNK64X0290

NTSB accident investigation · Swift GC1B · Presque Isle, ME · January 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 19, 1964
Place
Presque Isle, ME · PRESQUE ISLE, ME
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2431BSwift GC1B
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185545

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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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3-0149  64/1/19    PRESQUE ISLE ME     SWIFT GC1B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 173
        TIME - 1600                    N2431B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2431B
Reported as
Swift GC1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.