# NTSB UNK64X3749: Fairchild 24J, N19177, Ottumwa, IA, September 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1964
- Place: Ottumwa, IA · OTTUMWA, IA
- Location: 41.0223° N, 92.4233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottumwa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0223&lon=-92.4233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3749
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3749

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19177), registered now, S/N 3501, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24J
- Registry model: [Fairchild 24 J](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-j) (registry code 3370408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottomwa

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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