# NTSB DEN68F0244: Fairchild 22, N12670, Lovington, NM, March 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1968
- Place: Lovington, NM · LOVINGTON, NM
- Location: 32.9445° N, 103.3492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9445&lon=-103.3492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0244
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0244

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0854  68/3/31    LOVINGTON,N MEX     FAIRCHILD 22        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 790
        TIME - 1700                    N12670              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ONE FT DRAG STRUT CLEVIS CRACKED CAUSED WING TO FOLD FAILING SPAR AND FT CLEVIS.PT PARACHUTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12670](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12670), registered now, S/N 1500, built 1932 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 22
- Registry model: [Fairchild 22 C7B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-22-c7b) (registry code 3370110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Menasco SUP PIRT D4B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-sup-pirt-d4b) (registry code 43506, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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