# Accident 19780625034369A: Frchld PT26B, Greenfield Pk, NY, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Greenfield Pk, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.7259° N, 74.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7259&lon=-74.4857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9961H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9961H) (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 PT26B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,640 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625034369A

## Narrative

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

PROP DESTROYED,PIECES MISSING IN SWAMP.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 NYC78DFA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA24), Jun 25, 1978: Fairchild M62A (N9961H), Greenfield Pk, NY, 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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