# NTSB LAX65F0030: Fairchild 24W, N77618, San Fernando, CA, March 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1965
- Place: San Fernando, CA · SAN FERNANDO, CA
- Location: 34.2887° N, 118.4362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Fernando, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2887&lon=-118.4362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0547   65/3/7    SAN FERNANDO CALI   FAIRCHILD 24W       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 126
        TIME - 1300                    N77618              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77618](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77618), registered now, S/N W46-318, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24W
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24W-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (registry code 3370626) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (registry code 64504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Fernando

## Other investigations on N77618 (2)

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 LAX02LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA099), Mar 3, 2002: Fairchild 24W-46 (N77618), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left brake failed due to a stuck piston.
- [NTSB LAX67F0250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0250), Dec 23, 1966: Fairchild 24 (N77618), Pacoima, 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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