# NTSB NYC70F0065: Fairchild 24R, N81223, Hammondsport, NY, June 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1969
- Place: Hammondsport, NY · HAMMONDSPORT, NY
- Location: 42.4087° N, 77.2229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammondsport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4087&lon=-77.2229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2916  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81223-1972-02-29), registration cancelled 1972-02-29, S/N R46124, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24R
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24R-46A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46a) (registry code 3370516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bath-Hamondsport

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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