# NTSB CHI66F0129: Fairchild PT-26, N79177, Dyer, IN, July 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1965
- Place: Dyer, IN · DYER, IN
- Location: 41.4978° N, 87.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dyer, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4978&lon=-87.5090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3969  65/7/10  NR.DYER IND           FAIRCHILD PT-26     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1100
        TIME - 1300                    N79177              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRIANGLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79177](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79177-1970-09-25), registration cancelled 1970-09-25, S/N FV-139 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD PT-26
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (registry code 3371618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Triangle

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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