# NTSB DEN77DQA18: Fairchild 24R-46, N81326, Gallup, NM, February 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1977
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0319  77/2/12    GALLUP,NM           FAIRCHILD 24R-46    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1413                    N81326              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SENATOR CLARKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,NM               GALLUP,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81326](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81326), registered now, S/N R46226, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24R-46
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24R-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46) (registry code 3370514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-410 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-410-series) (registry code 26002, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Senator Clarke

## 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 19770212002519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770212002519A), Feb 12, 1977: Frchld 24R46, Gallup, NM, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N81326 (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK70D0192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0192), Oct 18, 1969: Fairchild 24 (N81326), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage

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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