# N53956: 1943 Fairchild M-62, registration cancelled 2017-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fairchild M-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62) (registry code 3371602)
- Engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-216](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T42-3814
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 9, 2003
- Last registry action: July 19, 2011
- Mode S code: A6D502
- Owner when cancelled: [Shultz Joshua W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULTZ%20JOSHUA%20W)
- Location: [Clay Center, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Clay%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3308° N, 97.1811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67432, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53956
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53956
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53956-2017-10-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Fairchild M-62: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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.

- [NTSB CEN11LA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA569), Aug 13, 2011: Fairchild M-62 (N53956), Madrid, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct low-level flight along a river, which resulted in a collision with power lines.
- [NTSB MKC69D0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0097), Aug 11, 1968: Fairchild M-62 (N53956), Griswold, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20110813020469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813020469A), Aug 13, 2011: Fairchild M-62 (N53956), Madrid, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was observed flying at a low altitude along a river bed. The aircraft struck two power lines at an approximate altitude of 200 feet. One wire…

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