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NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild F24 · Egegik, AK · June 5, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 5, 1964
Place
Egegik, AK · EGEGIK, AK
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N28501Fairchild F24
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183666

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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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2-0474   64/6/5    EGEGIK ALASKA       FAIRCHILD F24       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 2100
        TIME - 2230                    N28501              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EGEGIK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N28501
Reported as
Fairchild F24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Egegik

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.