# NTSB DEN66D0192: Fairchild F24, N77607, Tucson, AZ, December 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1965
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0192
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0192

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3727  65/12/25   TUCSON ARIZ         FAIRCHILD F24       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 314
        TIME - 1510                    N77607              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE DUAL INSTRUCTION IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR TYPE AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77607](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77607), registered now, S/N W46307, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F24
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24W-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (registry code 3370626) (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: Ryan

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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