# NTSB LAX83FVG01: Fairchild 24, N28509, Marysville, CA, October 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 4, 1982, 15:07 local (22:07 UTC)
- Place: Marysville, CA
- Location: 39.1515° N, 121.5834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marysville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1515&lon=-121.5834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FVG01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71604/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVG01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT SAID THE RIGHT BRAKE GRABBED AND SWERVED THE AIRCRAFT. AN INVESTIGAITON REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28509](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28509-2017-10-19), registration cancelled 2017-10-19, S/N R40-416, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24R-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-40) (registry code 3370508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-410 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-410-series) (registry code 26002, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 416
- Airframe hours: 1771
- Engines: FAIRCHILD 410 175 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William H. Phillips
- Registered owner: William H. Phillips
- Departed: WOODLAND, CA
- Destination: LGB, LONG BEACH, CA
- Airport: Yuba County, runway 14, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 566 total, 360 in this make and model, 550 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19821004051149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821004051149A), Oct 4, 1982: Frchld 24R40, Marysville, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the landing roll and ground looped.

## Other investigations on N28509 (1)

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 LAX86LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA245), Jun 7, 1986: Fairchild 24R-40 (N28509), Marysville, 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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