# NTSB CHI76AC053: Fairchild 24W-40, N25388, Albany, IN, March 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1976
- Place: Albany, IN · ALBANY, IN
- Location: 40.3060° N, 85.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3060&lon=-85.2322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC053

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25388-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N W40-119, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24W-40
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24W-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-40) (registry code 3370608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760309010579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760309010579A), Mar 9, 1976: Frchld 24W40, Albany, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Medical certificate expired aug 31,1973. No record of current certified maintenance.

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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