UNK65X0710

NTSB accident investigation · Swift GC1B · Cooperstown, NY · November 14, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1964
Place
Cooperstown, NY · COOPERSTOWN, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N78213Swift GC1B
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181608

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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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2-0660  64/11/14   COOPERSTOWN NY      SWIFT GC1B          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1200
        TIME - 1255                    N78213              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N78213
Reported as
Swift GC1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cooperstown

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.