# NTSB CHI77FA067: Fairchild F24, N81225, Cedar, MI, August 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1977
- Place: Cedar, MI · CEDAR, MI
- Location: 44.8467° N, 85.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8467&lon=-85.7941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4195  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81225-2018-08-02), registration cancelled 2018-08-02, S/N R46-126, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F24
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24R-46S](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46s) (registry code 3370520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (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 19770818038649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770818038649A), Aug 18, 1977: Frchld 24R46S, Cedar, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. L fuel tank broke through upper fabric surface of wing. Cause of failure not determined.

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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