# Accident 19730605016509A: Frchld M62A3, Calexico, CA, June 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1973
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67552, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67552-1977-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A-3 (registry code 3371618, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,050 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730605016509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 LAX73FUM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM34), Jun 5, 1973: Fairchild M-62 (N67552), Calexico, CA, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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