# NTSB UNK64X1193: Swift GC1B, N2371B, Mt Laguna, CA, April 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1964
- Place: Mt Laguna, CA · MT LAGUNA, CA
- Location: 32.8711° N, 116.4247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Laguna, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8711&lon=-116.4247&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1193

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0177   64/4/5    MT LAGUNA CALIF     SWIFT GC1B          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2371B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2371B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2371B-2018-07-26), registration cancelled 2018-07-26, S/N 3671, 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: Destroyed

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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