# Accident 19770818038649A: Frchld 24R46S, Cedar, MI, August 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1977
- Place: Cedar, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.8467° N, 85.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8467&lon=-85.7941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81225, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81225-2018-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24R-46S (registry code 3370520, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24R46S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 10 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770818038649A

## Narrative

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

L FUEL TANK BROKE THROUGH UPPER FABRIC SURFACE OF WING.CAUSE OF FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 CHI77FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA067), Aug 18, 1977: Fairchild F24 (N81225), Cedar, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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