# Accident 19730718026489A: Frchld 24K, Jekyll Island, GA, July 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Jekyll Island, GA
- Airport: Jekyll Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.0745° N, 81.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JEKYLL ISLAND (09J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0745&lon=-81.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20629, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20629) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24 K (registry code 3370414, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 12 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718026489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA74DKG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG12), Jul 18, 1973: Fairchild 24K (N20629), Jekyll Island, GA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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