Swift GC-1B N78292

9 February 1966 · Caruthers Calif, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 9 February 1966 at about 12:30 local time, a Swift GC-1B registered N78292 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Caruthers Calif, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 9 February 1966 at 12:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Caruthers Calif, California, United States
Nearest airport: Gandy
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Swift GC-1B
Registration: N78292
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0148

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	2	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0148, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Other Swift GC-1B accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
21 Apr 1966	Swift GC-1B N78081	Safford Ariz, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
3 Feb 1966	Swift GC-1B N78290	Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Sep 1966	Swift GC-1B N80545	Oakland, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1965	Swift GC-1B N3876K	Morgantown W Va, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
13 May 1967	Swift GC-1B N4962C	Riverside, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
13 Nov 1965	Swift GC-1B N80663	Republic Mo, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-

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