# NTSB UNK64X2619: Globe Swift GC1B, N78009, Ligonier, IN, July 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1964
- Place: Ligonier, IN · LIGONIER, IN
- Location: 41.4619° N, 85.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ligonier, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4619&lon=-85.5959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2619
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2619

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1915   64/7/3    LIGONIER IND        GLOBE SWIFT GC1B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500
        TIME - 1600                    N78009              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78009](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78009-1971-02-11), registration cancelled 1971-02-11, S/N 2009 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE SWIFT GC1B
- Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N78009 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC68D0142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0142), Aug 13, 1967: Globe GC-1B (N78009), Larchwood, IA, substantial damage

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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