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NTSB accident investigation · Globe Swift GC1B · Leesburg, VA · June 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1964
Place
Leesburg, VA · LEESBURG, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N77757Globe Swift GC1B
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182867

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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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3-1824  64/6/26    LEESBURG VA         GLOBE SWIFT GC1B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3850
        TIME - 1000                    N77757              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEESBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N77757
Reported as
Globe Swift GC1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Leesburg

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.