# Accident 19850309008539A: Frchld 24W46, Andover, NJ, March 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Airport: Aeroflex
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9857° N, 74.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9857&lon=-74.7437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81385-2023-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24W-46 (registry code 3370626, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS165 series (registry code 64504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24W46
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4MB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 966 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309008539A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL ENTERED GRASSY AREA DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT VEERED IN GUSTY CONDITIONS AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK.

## 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 NYC85LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA076), Mar 9, 1985: Fairchild 24W-46 (N81385), Andover, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N81385 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780507032399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507032399I), May 7, 1978: Frchld 24R46 (N81385), Wallkill, NY, Minor damage. Landing gear failed at rear fitting after landing. Fitting had not been inspected per airworthiness directive.
- [Accident 19760207005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760207005129A), Feb 7, 1976: Frchld 24W46 (N81385), Sheridan, IN, Substantial damage. Fox hunting.

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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