# NTSB CHI67D0059: Fairchild KR-21, N235V, Auburn, IN, June 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1966
- Place: Auburn, IN · AUBURN, IN
- Location: 41.3677° N, 85.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3677&lon=-85.0565&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1817  66/6/16    AUBURN IND          FAIRCHILD KR-21     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 777
        TIME - 1905                    N235V               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN DEKALB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID LANDING TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N235V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235V), registered now, S/N 1042, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD KR-21
- Registry model: [Fairchild KR-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-kr-21) (registry code 3371302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner B5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (registry code 37501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auburn Dekalb

## Other investigations on N235V (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 UNK64X0659](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0659), Feb 22, 1964: Fairchild KR21 (N235V), Auburn, AL, substantial damage

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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