# Accident 19811005071499A: Frchld PT19A, Carrabassett, ME, October 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Carrabassett, ME
- Airport: Sugarload Regiona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0778° N, 70.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrabassett, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0778&lon=-70.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60542, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60542-2013-04-10) (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 PT19A
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005071499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. AIRPLANE DIVED INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA001), Oct 5, 1981: Fairchild M-62A (N60542), Carrabassett, ME, destroyed, 2 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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