NYC70F0065

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild 24R · Hammondsport, NY · June 29, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1969
Place
Hammondsport, NY · HAMMONDSPORT, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N81223Fairchild 24R
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165391

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2916  69/6/29    HAMMONDSPORT,NY     FAIRCHILD 24R       CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 739
        TIME - 0650                    N81223              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATH-HAMONDSPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMIRA,NY                   HAMMONDSPORT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PWR APCH,TAIL WHEEL HIT TOP ROW OF CINDER BLOCKS APRX 4FT HIGH ABT 20FT FROM APCH END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N81223
Reported as
Fairchild 24R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bath-Hamondsport

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.