UNK64X3749

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild 24J · Ottumwa, IA · September 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1964
Place
Ottumwa, IA · OTTUMWA, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N19177Fairchild 24J
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182014

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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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3-2742   64/9/3    OTTUMWA IOWA        FAIRCHILD 24J       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3079
        TIME - 1820                    N19177              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTOMWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N19177
Reported as
Fairchild 24J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ottomwa

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.