# NTSB Accident ERA13FA032
> **Swift Museum Foundation, Inc. GC-1A** · 2012-10-20 · East Moriches, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA032
- **Event ID:** 20121020X72847
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-20
- **Location:** East Moriches, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.764999, -72.754997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Swift Museum Foundation, Inc.
- **Model:** GC-1A
- **Registration:** N80823
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, while attempting a precautionary landing for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s pitch-up reaction to birds that took flight during his approach for the precautionary landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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