- Date
- July 24, 1995, 12:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Callahan, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N81222Fairchild 24W-46
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950724024499A
- Case key
- 37803
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power due to failure of the magnetos. A factor in the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the engine began to run rough during cruise. He checked the magnetos, and found that the left magneto had failed. Shortly thereafter the engine began to lose more power, and the other magneto began to fail. During the forced landing the wing hit a tree.
Factual narrative
On July 24, 1995, about 1255 eastern daylight time, N81222, a Fairchild 24W-46, registered to the pilot, crashed in Callahan, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight originated from Moultrie, Georgia, about 1200 the same day.
The pilot stated the engine began to run rough and he was able to determine one magneto was inoperative. Shortly thereafter the engine began to lose more power. He then initiated a precautionary landing to a road, due to loss of engine power. During the landing the wing struck a tree and damaged the wing and lift struts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81222
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24W-46
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- W46123
- Airframe hours
- 1,081
- Engine
- Warner 165-D, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Martin D. Propst
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 5, 1995 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- MGR · Moultrie, GA
- Destination
- SGJ · St Augustine, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 796 total · 757 in this make and model · 738 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.