- Date
- July 18, 1973
- Place
- Jekyll Island, GA · JEKYLL ISLAND, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20629Fairchild 24K
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730718026489A
- Case key
- 189387
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2216 73/7/18 JEKYLL ISLAND,GA FAIRCHILD 24K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 107 TIME - 0945 N20629 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEKYLL ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRUNSWICK,GA JEKYLL ISLAND,GA 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20629
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jekyll Island
N20629Registered now · Fairchild 24 KAirframe modelFairchild 24 KEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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