# NTSB SEA75DYE18: Fairchild 24, N81204, Oak Harbor, WA, September 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Oak Harbor, WA · OAK HARBOR, WA
- Location: 48.2938° N, 122.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2938&lon=-122.6282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYE18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4311  74/9/22    OAK HARBOR,WASH     FAIRCHILD 24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 605
        TIME - 1230                    N81204              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 356 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,WASH                 OAK HARBOR,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81204](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81204), registered now, S/N R46-105, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24R-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46) (registry code 3370514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oak Harbor

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740922031929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922031929A), Sep 22, 1974: Frchld 24R46, Oak Harbor, WA, Substantial damage

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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