Plane Crash List

Fairchild 24W N81231

27 November 1964 · Salinas Calif, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 27 November 1964 at about 14:30 local time, a Fairchild 24W registered N81231 was involved in an accident during in flight near Salinas Calif, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Salinas Calif, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Fairchild 24W
Registration
N81231
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3568

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 2 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

OIL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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