# Accident 19841221067729A: Frchld M62A, San Antonio, TX, December 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1984, 17:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Triple R
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2790° N, 98.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2790&lon=-98.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48252-2011-07-14) (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: 531 total, 55 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841221067729A

## Narrative

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

OVERFLEW AIRPORT AND PULLED UP TO 250 FEET AND ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 FTW85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA082), Dec 21, 1984: Fairchild M-62A (N48252), San Antonio, TX, 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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