CHI66F0359

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild 24G · Joliet, IL · October 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1965
Place
Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N16900Fairchild 24G
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175745

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2948   65/10/3   JOLIET ILL          FAIRCHILD 24G       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 250
        TIME - 1814                    N16900              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIEF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N16900
Reported as
Fairchild 24G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jolief

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.