# Accident 19880306049859A: Frchld M62C, Arlington, TX, March 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1988, 08:55 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63739, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63739) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A) (registry code 3371630, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62C
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,297 total, 302 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880306049859A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE OVER CONGESTED AREA. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A SOCCER FIELD. ENGINE CYLINDER DISINIGRATED.

## 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 FTW88FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA077), Mar 6, 1988: Fairchild M-62C (N63739), Arlington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER AND PISTON.

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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