# Accident 19770818024159A: Frchld M62A3, Jonesboro, AR, August 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1977
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Airport: Jonesboro Muncpl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69256, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69256) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A-3 (registry code 3371618, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,922 total, 60 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770818024159A

## 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 FTW77FPG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG79), Aug 18, 1977: Fairchild M-62 (N69256), Jonesboro, AR, 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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