# NTSB NYC67F0022: Fairchild KR34, N30M, Dahlgren, VA, May 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1966
- Place: Dahlgren, VA · DAHLGREN, VA
- Location: 38.3420° N, 77.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dahlgren, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3420&lon=-77.0643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1586  66/5/20    DAHLGREN VA         FAIRCHILD KR34      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 837
        TIME - 1415                    N30M                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAF DAHLGREN
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30M-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 384, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD KR34
- Registry model: [Fairchild KR-34C](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-kr-34c) (registry code 3371506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 540](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-540) (registry code 67008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Naf Dahlgren

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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