# Accident 19730803021519A: Frchld M62C, Garden City, KS, August 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1973
- Place: Garden City, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.9759° N, 100.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9759&lon=-100.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57606, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57606-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A) (registry code 3371630, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730803021519A

## Narrative

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

PROP WAS NOT LOCATED,EXAM OF ENG CRANKSHAFT SPLINE REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.

## 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 MKC74FCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ04), Aug 3, 1973: Fairchild M62C (N57606), Garden City, KS, 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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