UNK64X1964

NTSB accident investigation · Swift GC1B · Thousand Oaks, CA · May 26, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1964
Place
Thousand Oaks, CA · THOUSAND OAKS, CA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N80815Swift GC1B
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183729

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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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3-1434  64/5/26    THOUSAND OAKS CAL   SWIFT GC1B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 2500
        TIME - 0930                    N80815              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO CONEJO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N80815
Reported as
Swift GC1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rancho Conejo

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.