# Accident 19810906059379A: Frchld M62A, Coldwater, MI, September 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1981, 16:13 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9460° N, 84.9993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9460&lon=-84.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20Y-1982-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 954 total, 393 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906059379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND WIRES DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE FROM SPILLING FUEL. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 CHI81FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET11), Sep 6, 1981: Fairchild M-62A (N20Y), Coldwater, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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