# NTSB UNK64X1294: Fairchild 24C-8E, N16843, Wapato, WA, April 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1964
- Place: Wapato, WA · WAPATO, WA
- Location: 46.4436° N, 120.4215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wapato, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4436&lon=-120.4215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1294

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16843-2016-09-15), registration cancelled 2016-09-15, S/N 2842, built 1936 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24C-8E
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24 C8](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-c8) (registry code 3370202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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