# Accident 20041026029939A: Frchld 24R40, Custar, OH, October 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Custar, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2914° N, 83.8078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2914&lon=-83.8078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28539, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28539-2012-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24R-40 (registry code 3370508, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24R40
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,617 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026029939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RWY TO THE RIGHT ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP UNDER PRESUMED ATTEMPT TO TAKE-OFF STRIKING RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE CART WHEELING EJECTING PILOT FROM AIRCRAFT. RWY HEADING 180, WIND 110@07. AIRCRAFT LOCATED 250 FT WEST AND 170 FT SHORT OF THE SOUTH END OF RWY. RWY LENGTH IS 1100 FT. THE ONLY WITNESS IN THE AREA STATED SEEING THE PLANE GOING DOWN THE RWY BEFORE LOSING THE AIRPLANE BEHIND A BARN. WALKING AROUND THE BARN TO FOLLOW UP THE PLANE THE WITNESS FOUND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. REMAINING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WAS INSPECTED. CONTINUITY OF CONTROL WAS OBSERVED TO THE TAIL SECTION AND LEFT AILERON. VISUAL OBSERVATION OF WOOD PROPELLER HUB SUGGESTS PROPELLER WAS TURNING PRIOR TO HITTING THE GROUND. WING FUEL TANKS WERE OBSERVED CONTAINING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL, QTY UNKNOWN. PILOT HAS NOT FLOWN IN OVER TWO YEARS. PILOT/OWNER PERFORMED MAINTENANCE WITHOUT A VALID A&P MECHANIC LICENSE. (-23 AMENDMENT) UN-AUTHORIZED PILOT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP STRIKING RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE CART WHEELING CLOCKWISE EJECTING PILOT FROM AIRCRAFT. RWY HEA                           DING 180, WIND 110@07. AIRCRAFT LOCATED 250 FT WEST AND 170 FT SHORT OF THE SOUTH END OF RWY. RWY LENGTH IS 1100 FT. ONE WITNESS STATED SEEING THE PLANE GOING DOWN THE RWY LOSING THE AIRPLANE BEHIND A BARN. WALKING AROUND THE BARN TO FOLLOW UP THE PLANE THE WITNESS FOUND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. ANOTHER WITNESS STATES HE SAW THE AIRPLANE TAKE-OFF HEADING SOUTH AND ABOUT 60 FT OF ALTITUDE THE PLANE VEERED RIGHT AND CRASHED.

## 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 NYC05LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA010), Oct 26, 2004: Fairchild 24R-40 (N28539), Custar, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with terrain. A factor was a crosswind.

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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