- Date
- April 18, 1964
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N29012Fairchild 24W41
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184920
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0232 64/4/18 SAN JOSE CALIF FAIRCHILD 24W41 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 968 TIME - 1700 N29012 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29012
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24W41
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N29012Registration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Fairchild 24W-9Airframe modelFairchild 24W-9Engine modelContinental W670 series
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