UNK64X1294

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild 24C-8E · Wapato, WA · April 12, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 12, 1964
Place
Wapato, WA · WAPATO, WA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N16843Fairchild 24C-8E
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185081

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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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2-0965  64/4/12  NR.WAPATO WASH        FAIRCHILD 24C-8E    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 522
        TIME - 1915                    N16843              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N16843
Reported as
Fairchild 24C-8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.