# NTSB CHI66F0040: Fairchild 24C, N15659, Springfiled, OH, June 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1965
- Place: Springfiled, OH · SPRINGFILED, OH
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1449  65/6/19    SPRINGFILED OHIO    FAIRCHILD 24C       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 46, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N15659              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT LANDING GEAR AXLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15659](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15659-1970-09-02), registration cancelled 1970-09-02, S/N 2713 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24C
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24 C8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-c8c) (registry code 3370208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springfield

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.

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