# Accident 19810805047759A: Frchld 24R46A, Waukon, IA, August 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1981, 10:40 local time
- Place: Waukon, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2685° N, 91.4785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2685&lon=-91.4785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77694, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77694-1983-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24R-46A (registry code 3370516, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24R46A
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047759A

## Narrative

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

STALLED FLYING UNDER LOW CEILING. SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIT TREES. FAILED TO CHECK WEATHER.

## 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 MKC81FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA049), Aug 5, 1981: Fairchild 24R (N77694), Waukon, IA, destroyed

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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