# NTSB UNK65X1243: Swift GC-1B, N2336B, Forty Fort, PA, January 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1965
- Place: Forty Fort, PA · FORTY FORT, PA
- Location: 41.2801° N, 75.8732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forty Fort, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2801&lon=-75.8732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0030   65/1/6    FORTY FORT PA       SWIFT GC-1B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N2336B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 562 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            19 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WYOMING VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2336B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2336B), registered now, S/N 3636, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWIFT GC-1B
- Registry model: [Temco GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (registry code 9230108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wyoming Valley

## Other investigations on N2336B (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 NYC69F0325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0325), Jan 26, 1969: Swift GC1B (N2336B), Forty Fort, PA, 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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