# Accident 19750802025879A: Frchld M62C, Adelanto, CA, August 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1975
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: El Mirage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63820, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63820-1977-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A) (registry code 3371630, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 673 total, 4 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802025879A

## Narrative

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

PLT SWITCHED TANKS TOO LATE. RELEASED GLIDER OK. LND IN SAND DUNE.

## 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 LAX76FVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVG10), Aug 2, 1975: Fairchild M-62C (N63820), Adelanto, 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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