# Incident 19890818045519I: Frchld M62A, Patterson, CA, August 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: Patterson, CA
- Airport: Patterson Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4685° N, 121.1693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Patterson Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4685&lon=-121.1693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48705) (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 6440*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890818045519I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. SAW AIRPORT AND MADE ENGINE OUT LANDING. NR3 CYLINDER HAD THROWN A ROD MAKING HOLE IN ENGINE CASE.

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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