- Date
- September 28, 1969
- Place
- Pomfret, MD · POMFRET, MD
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N46340Fairchild 24
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159771
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2827 69/9/28 POMFRET,MD FAIRCHILD 24 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1632 TIME - 1143 N46340 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- PATCHES OF WING FABRIC,R FORWARD HORIZ STAB SEPARATED FROM ACFT.OVERALL DETERIORATED,ANTIQUE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46340
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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