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NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild 24W · Bellaire, MI · April 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1964
Place
Bellaire, MI · BELLAIRE, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N58180Fairchild 24W
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184630

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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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3-0828   64/4/5    BELLAIRE MICH       FAIRCHILD 24W       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 1980
        TIME - 1720                    N58180              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTRIM COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTY TO 30 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N58180
Reported as
Fairchild 24W
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Antrim County

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.