# NTSB UNK64X1185: Fairchild 24W, N58180, Bellaire, MI, April 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1964
- Place: Bellaire, MI · BELLAIRE, MI
- Location: 44.9714° N, 85.2023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellaire, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9714&lon=-85.2023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58180), registered now, S/N W41A-800, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24W
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24W-41A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-41a) (registry code 3370620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (registry code 64504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Antrim County

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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