- Date
- October 15, 1977
- Place
- Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N81378Fairchild F24
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771015032049A
- Case key
- 145228
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3022 77/10/15 TITUSVILLE,FL FAIRCHILD F24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 745 TIME - 1720 N81378 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNN AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TITUSVILLE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81378
- Reported as
- Fairchild F24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dunn Airpark
N81378Registration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Fairchild 24W-46Airframe modelFairchild 24W-46Engine modelWarner SS165 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.