Temco GLODE SWIFT accident near Temple, Texas, September 12, 1986
On September 12, 1986, a Temco GLODE SWIFT, registered N2311B, was destroyed in an accident near Temple, Texas (Charping airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 12, 1986 · cases in 1986
- Place
- Temple, Texas · Charping · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Temco GLODE SWIFT GLODE SWIF
- Registration
- N2311B · no longer on the register · serial 3611
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT DEPARTED RWY 36 AT CHARPING FIELD TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT ENG QUIT ON FINAL APCH. THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND SHORT OF THE AIRFIELD WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED BECAUSE OF A POWER LINE ALONG THE FINAL APCH PATH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE #2 AND #4 CYLINDERS HAD LOW COMPRESSION. INTERNAL SEALS ON THE #6 CYLINDER WERE FOUND LOOSE WITH SOME PORTIONS OF GASKET MATERIAL MISSING. THE LEFT MAGNETO POINT BARELY MOVED, WIPER ARMS ON BOTH MAGMETOS WERE BURNT AND CONTACTS WERE SEVERLY WORN. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE ACFT WAS IN 9/1985.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 8,000 hours in all; 75 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,379 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 30, 1985; 23 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,710 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental C125-2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 5TA1 Temple TX
- Destination: 5TA1 Temple TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 2,800 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:46 pm from TPL, 4 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N2311B: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Temco 131 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental C125-2 2 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Charping Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,063 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,976 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW86LA165.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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