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CHI67D0059

1966-06-16 · AUBURN, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N235V

Make / Model
FAIRCHILD KR-21
Year of manufacture
1930 · 36 years old at event
Engine
KINNER B5 SERIES (125 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19561030
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A21CEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
FAIRCHILD KR-21 · N235V
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — level (EA)
Operator type
D
Airport
AUBURN DEKALB
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
270° / 10 kt
Temp
70° F

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
777
Age
37

Investigator remarks

PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID LANDING TRAFFIC.

Cause factors

  • 64/A/29 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/63 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL EXHAUSTION Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/B/16 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
  • 84/K/7 K
    MISCELLANEOUS EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1817. Source file NTSB_1966_3_1817.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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