# Accident 19771002043152A: Frchld M62A, Bealton, VA, October 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1977
- Place: Bealton, VA
- Airport: Flying Circus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 38.5504° N, 77.7158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CIRCUS AERODROME (3VA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-77.7158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51874, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51874) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,660 total, 75 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002043152A

## Narrative

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

LEAD AIRCRAFT IN A DIAMOND FORMATION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N56940, Boeing A75N1: [Accident 19771002043151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002043151A)

## 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 IAD78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA001), Oct 2, 1977: Fairchild M62A (N51874), Bealton, VA, 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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