# Accident 19760225002559A: Frchld PT26B, Westley, CA, February 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1976
- Place: Westley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.5469° N, 121.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5469&lon=-121.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50002, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50002-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62 (registry code 3371602, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD PT26B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760225002559A

## 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 OAK76DVA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA43), Feb 25, 1976: Fairchild M-62 (N50002), Westley, 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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