FTW66A0011

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild C-82 · Campeche, Mexico · July 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1965
Place
Campeche, Mexico · CAMPECHE,MEX, MX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4834VFairchild C-82
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176265

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0002  65/7/29    CAMPECHE,MEX        FAIRCHILD C-82      CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N4834V              PX-  0  0  0  SEEDING CLOUDS            39, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N4834V
Reported as
Fairchild C-82
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Campeche

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.