F-24 Accident
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 3:23 pm
'Interesting reading. Remember that F-24 that had the Chevy V-8
install.
NTSB Identification: NYC05LA010
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, October 26, 2004 in Custar, OH
Aircraft: Fairchild 24R-40, registration: N28539
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain
errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final
report has been completed.
On October 26, 2004, about 1355 eastern daylight time, a Fairchild
24R-40, N28539, was substantially damaged during takeoff from a
private airstrip in Custar, Ohio. The non-certificated pilot was
seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no
flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under
14 CFR Part 91.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the
pilot was involved in a forced landing with the same airplane during
September 2002. That investigation revealed that the pilot was flying
without a medical certificate, which had been denied approximately 10
years prior. In addition, the pilot had performed an unauthorized
alteration to the airplane by installing a Chevrolet V-8 engine.
Subsequently, his private pilot certificate, airframe and powerplant
certificate, and inspector airworthiness certificate were revoked.
The pilot's stepson stated that the pilot intended to sell the
airplane. The pilot reinstalled the original engine, and was
attempting to bring the airplane up to specifications. On the day of
the accident, the stepson heard the engine running, and assumed the
pilot was testing it. The stepson then observed the airplane
traveling on runway 18, an approximate 1,100-foot long, 25-foot wide,
turf runway. The stepson could not see the airplane as it passed
behind a barn, and then saw it resting on its right side, off the
right side of the runway.
The reported wind at an airport approximately 20 miles north of the
accident site, at 1352, was from 100 degrees at 8 knots.'
install.
NTSB Identification: NYC05LA010
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, October 26, 2004 in Custar, OH
Aircraft: Fairchild 24R-40, registration: N28539
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain
errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final
report has been completed.
On October 26, 2004, about 1355 eastern daylight time, a Fairchild
24R-40, N28539, was substantially damaged during takeoff from a
private airstrip in Custar, Ohio. The non-certificated pilot was
seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no
flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under
14 CFR Part 91.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the
pilot was involved in a forced landing with the same airplane during
September 2002. That investigation revealed that the pilot was flying
without a medical certificate, which had been denied approximately 10
years prior. In addition, the pilot had performed an unauthorized
alteration to the airplane by installing a Chevrolet V-8 engine.
Subsequently, his private pilot certificate, airframe and powerplant
certificate, and inspector airworthiness certificate were revoked.
The pilot's stepson stated that the pilot intended to sell the
airplane. The pilot reinstalled the original engine, and was
attempting to bring the airplane up to specifications. On the day of
the accident, the stepson heard the engine running, and assumed the
pilot was testing it. The stepson then observed the airplane
traveling on runway 18, an approximate 1,100-foot long, 25-foot wide,
turf runway. The stepson could not see the airplane as it passed
behind a barn, and then saw it resting on its right side, off the
right side of the runway.
The reported wind at an airport approximately 20 miles north of the
accident site, at 1352, was from 100 degrees at 8 knots.'