# Accident 19850110002239A: Frchld M62C, Ballico, CA, January 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ballico, CA
- Airport: Turlock Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.4697° N, 120.6499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4697&lon=-120.6499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68444, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68444-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A) (registry code 3371630, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62C
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,080 total, 270 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850110002239A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE. STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING IN ORCHARD. FUEL LINE AFT OF WOBBLE PUMP BROKEN.

## 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 LAX85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA113), Jan 10, 1985: Fairchild M-62C (N68444), Ballico, CA, 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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