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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Frchld 24W9 · Mariposa, CA · June 4, 1995

Date: June 4, 1995 · 10:14 local
Place: Mariposa, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25327
Reported as: Frchld 24W9
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,450 total22 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N25327Registered now · Fairchild 24W-40S/N W40-113 · Built 1950 Airframe modelFairchild 24W-40 Engine modelFairchild 6-440 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on June 4, 1995 a fairchild 24, N25327 had departed Mariposa-yosemite airport (068) at about 1000 PDT enroute to fresno air terminal (fat). The engine ran rough and would not produce power about 10 minutes after departing Mariposa. The pilot landing in a field during day VMC conditions and minor damage was incurred to the aircraft. The engine had a blown cylinder due to piston failure. The pilot and passenger were not injured. No flight plan was filed. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 4, 1995 A FAIRCHILD 24, N25327 HAD DEPARTED MARIPOSA-YOSEMITE AIRPORT (068) AT ABOUT 1000 PDT ENROUTE TO FRESNO AIR TERMINAL (FAT). THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND WOULD NOT PRODUCE POWER ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING MARIPOSA. THE PILOT LANDING IN A FIELD DURING DAY VMC CONDITIONS AND MINOR DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE HAD A BLOWN CYLINDER DUE TO PISTON FAILURE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.