# Accident 19730814024859A: Frchld M62A, Calexico, CA, August 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N51214, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51214-1977-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,089 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM04-201637) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814024859A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN 5FT HIGH ASPARAGUS FLD. WOBBLE PUMP INOP.

## 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 LAX74FUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM04-201637), Aug 14, 1973: Fairchild M-62A (N51214), 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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