# NTSB MIA66A0133: Fairchild 24G, N19117, Memphis, TN, May 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1966
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0244  66/5/15    MEMPHIS TENN        FAIRCHILD 24G       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1536                    N19117              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE 39, 608 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            63 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS ATTEMTPING TISSUE STREAMER CUTTING AS PART OF AN AIRSHOW EXHIBITION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19117](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19117-1966-07-13), registration cancelled 1966-07-13, S/N 2917 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24G
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24 G](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-g) (registry code 3370402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Memphis Downtown

## Other investigations on N19117 (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 UNK64X2374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2374), Jun 19, 1964: Fairchild 24G (N19117), Mammoth Spg, AR, 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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