# Accident 19811018067919A: Frchld M62A, Celina, TX, October 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1981, 18:15 local time
- Place: Celina, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3246° N, 96.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Celina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3246&lon=-96.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57128, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57128-2013-04-23) (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
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018067919A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN LOW PASS INTO THE SUN TO WAVE AT A PERSON ON THE GROUND. STRUCK POWER LINE, CRASHED INTO A TREE.

## 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 FTW82FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA011), Oct 18, 1981: Fairchild M-62A (N57128), Celina, TX, 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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