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NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild 24 · Deridder, LA · August 30, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1964
Place
Deridder, LA · DERIDDER, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N81285Fairchild 24
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181994

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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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3-2697  64/8/30    DERIDDER LA         FAIRCHILD 24        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N81285              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUREGARD-PARISH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N81285
Reported as
Fairchild 24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beauregard-Parish

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.