# NTSB MIA66F0018: Fairchild 24C8C, N15350, Rockledge, FL, May 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1965
- Place: Rockledge, FL · ROCKLEDGE, FL
- Location: 28.3215° N, 80.7379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockledge, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3215&lon=-80.7379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1337  65/5/29    ROCKLEDGE FLA       FAIRCHILD 24C8C     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1145
        TIME - 1700                    N15350              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION, ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15350](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15350-1975-04-08), registration cancelled 1975-04-08, S/N 2693, built 1935 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24C8C
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24 C8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-c8c) (registry code 3370208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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