# NTSB CHI75FEP53: Fairchild 24W-41, N28504, Union Grove, WI, May 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Union Grove, WI · UNION GROVE, WI
- Location: 42.6864° N, 88.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Grove, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6864&lon=-88.0495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEP53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1364  75/5/18    UNION GROVE,WI      FAIRCHILD 24W-41    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 189
        TIME - 1400                    N28504              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLVANIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          STURTEVANT,WI               RETURN                       HARVARD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL TANK VENTS CLOGGED WHICH PREVENTED GRAVITY FLOW OF THE FUEL FROM THE TANKS TO THE ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28504](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28504-2012-01-11), registration cancelled 2012-01-11, S/N W40-124, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24W-41
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24W-41A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-41a) (registry code 3370620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (registry code 64504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sylvania

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750518015239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518015239A), May 18, 1975: Frchld 24W41A, Union Grove, WI, Substantial damage. Fuel tank vents clogged which prevented gravity flow of the fuel from the tanks to the engine.

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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