- Date
- August 18, 1977
- Place
- Cedar, MI · CEDAR, MI
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N81225Fairchild F24
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770818038649A
- Case key
- 145508
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4195 77/8/18 CEDAR,MI FAIRCHILD F24 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 563 TIME - 2005 N81225 PX- 3 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- L FUEL TANK BROKE THROUGH UPPER FABRIC SURFACE OF WING.CAUSE OF FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81225
- Reported as
- Fairchild F24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N81225Registration cancelled Aug 2, 2018 · Fairchild 24R-46SAirframe modelFairchild 24R-46SEngine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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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.