- Date
- October 31, 1969
- Place
- Eudora, KS · EUDORA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N81278Fairchild 24R-46
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187068
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3130 69/10/31 NR.EUDORA,KANS FAIRCHILD 24R-46 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N81278 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 33, 1871 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 347 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BONNER SPRINGS,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 46 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DEW POINT 39 DEG F.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81278
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24R-46
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N81278Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Fairchild 24R-46Airframe modelFairchild 24R-46Engine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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