UNK64X1543

NTSB accident investigation · Globe Swift GC1B · Knoxville, TN · May 1, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1964
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N78230Globe Swift GC1B
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185900

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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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3-1096   64/5/1    KNOXVILLE TENN      GLOBE SWIFT GC1B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 150
        TIME - 1245                    N78230              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COX SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N78230
Reported as
Globe Swift GC1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cox Sky Ranch

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.