# NTSB CHI67F0315: Fairchild 24K, N20614, Plymouth, MI, October 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1966
- Place: Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0315

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3593  66/10/28   PLYMOUTH MICH       FAIRCHILD 24K       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N20614              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 49, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 109 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR 6 MONTHS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20614](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20614-2009-07-13), registration cancelled 2009-07-13, S/N 3507, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24K
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24 K](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-k) (registry code 3370414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: National

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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