# NTSB CHI69A0010: Fairchild 24, N92E, Lombard, IL, July 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1968
- Place: Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
- Location: 41.8738° N, 88.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lombard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8738&lon=-88.0155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92E), registered now, S/N W-106, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24W-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-9) (registry code 3370602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mitchell

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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