# NTSB LAX67F0250: Fairchild 24, N77618, Pacoima, CA, December 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1966
- Place: Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0250
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0250

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4252  66/12/23   PACOIMA CALIF       FAIRCHILD 24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 124
        TIME - 1500                    N77618              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN AIR PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LNDG ABORTED AT WHITEMAN AIR PARK.FURTHER DAMAGE SUBSEQUENT LNDG FOAMED RNWY AT VAN NUYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77618](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77618), registered now, S/N W46-318, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24
- 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: Whiteman Air Park

## 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 LAX65F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0030), Mar 7, 1965: Fairchild 24W (N77618), San Fernando, 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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