# Accident 19770213002329A: Frchld M62C, Houston, TX, February 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1977
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Gulf Coast Dustin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54375, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A) (registry code 3371630, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 55 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213002329A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RWY. PLT FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS PRIOR TO LNDG.

## 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 FTW77FRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA10), Feb 13, 1977: Fairchild M-62-C (N54375), Houston, TX, 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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