UNK64X1386

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild 24 · Pickens, SC · April 19, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1964
Place
Pickens, SC · PICKENS, SC
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N79860Fairchild 24
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185021

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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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2-0319  64/4/19    PICKENS S C         FAIRCHILD 24        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 500
        TIME - 1600                    N79860              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PICKENS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        REMARKS- SIGHT SEEING

Aircraft

Registration
N79860
Reported as
Fairchild 24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pickens