Plane Crash List

Fairchild PT-19 N48841

17 June 1968 · Paradise, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 June 1968 at about 21:15 local time, a Fairchild PT-19 registered N48841 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Paradise, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Paradise, California, United States
Nearest airport
Paradise
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Fairchild PT-19
Registration
N48841
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Training
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
3-1702

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 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

RUDDER INADVERTENTLY LOCKED ON LDG.IMPROPERLY ENGAGED RUDDER LOCK.PLT NOT BRIEFED ON USE OF LOCK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Fairchild PT-19 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
16 Apr 1967 Fairchild PT-19
N52303
Joshua Tree, California, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
20 Jun 1965 Fairchild PT-19
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St.clairsville Oh, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 2
25 Apr 1965 Fairchild PT-19
N46410
Farmerville la, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
18 Apr 1982 Fairchild PT-19
N49942
Butler, Pennsylvania, United States William R. Heck No injuries -
10 Sep 1988 Fairchild PT-19
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Converse, Indiana, United States Wilhelm, Virgle H. No injuries -

All 6 records for this type

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