CHI69A0010

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild 24 · Lombard, IL · July 27, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 27, 1968
Place
Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N92EFairchild 24
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109189

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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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3-2361  68/7/27    LOMBARD,ILL         FAIRCHILD 24        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 44,
        TIME - 1835                    N92E                PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ABRUPT WING-OVER IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 121 MG PCT.APPROX 341 LBS OVER WEIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N92E
Reported as
Fairchild 24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mitchell

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.