# NTSB IAD77DKW07: Fairchild 24, N81365, Rockwood, TN, November 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1976
- Place: Rockwood, TN · ROCKWOOD, TN
- Location: 35.8701° N, 84.6749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwood, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8701&lon=-84.6749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKW07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKW07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3576  76/11/12   ROCKWOOD,TN         FAIRCHILD 24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 577
        TIME - 0930                    N81365              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKWOOD,TN                 MEMPHIS,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- TKOF WITH THIN LAYER OF ROUGH ICE ON ALL TOP SURFACES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81365](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81365-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N R46265, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24R-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46) (registry code 3370514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rockwood

## 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 19761112036669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112036669A), Nov 12, 1976: Frchld 24R46, Rockwood, TN, Substantial damage. Tkof with thin layer of rough ice on all top surfaces.

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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