# Accident 19870816050569A: Frchld M62C, Denver, CO, August 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6891° N, 104.8106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6891&lon=-104.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64038, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64038-1989-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A) (registry code 3371630, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62C
- Reported engine: CONT R670*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 48 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816050569A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. STRUCK A DIRT EMBANKMENT. CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 DEN87FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA220), Aug 16, 1987: Fairchild PT-23 (N64038), Englewood, CO, destroyed

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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