- Date
- March 9, 1976
- Place
- Albany, IN · ALBANY, IN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25388Fairchild 24W-40
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760309010579A
- Case key
- 154220
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2482 76/3/9 ALBANY,IN FAIRCHILD 24W-40 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 962 TIME - 1225 N25388 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUNCIE,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED AUG 31,1973. NO RECORD OF CURRENT CERTIFIED MAINTENANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25388
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24W-40
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.