# NTSB MKC65F0079: Fairchild 24W-46, N81344, Minneapolis, MN, March 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1965
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0688  65/3/14  NR.MINNEAPOLIS MINN   FAIRCHILD 24W-46    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 356
        TIME - 1115                    N81344              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-WATER FROZE IN LEFT WHEEL,LOCKING BRAKE.
        REMARKS- WATER AND SLUSH ON TAKEOFF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81344](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81344-1971-10-13), registration cancelled 1971-10-13, S/N W46244, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24W-46
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24W-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (registry code 3370626) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anoka County

## Other investigations on N81344 (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 ANC72AK014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AK014), Aug 15, 1971: Fairchild 24W46 (N81344), Lino Lakes, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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