# Accident 19750518015239A: Frchld 24W41A, Union Grove, WI, May 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Union Grove, WI
- Airport: Sylvania
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.7032° N, 87.9590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYLVANIA (C89), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7032&lon=-87.9590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28504, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28504-2012-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24W-41A (registry code 3370620, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-41a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS165 series (registry code 64504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24W41A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEP53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518015239A

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK VENTS CLOGGED WHICH PREVENTED GRAVITY FLOW OF THE FUEL FROM THE TANKS TO THE ENGINE.

## 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 CHI75FEP53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP53), May 18, 1975: Fairchild 24W-41 (N28504), Union Grove, WI, 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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