# Accident 19960502011959A: Frchld M62C, Garden City, KS, May 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1996, 07:45 local time
- Place: Garden City, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WDNG
- Location: 37.9697° N, 100.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9697&lon=-100.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67481 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62C
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,256 total, 250 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502011959A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT FAILED ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY THROUGH TWO FENCES INTO RAVINE. INTERNAL STRUT CORROSION.

## 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 CHI96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA148), May 2, 1996: Fairchild M-62C (N67481), Garden City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the left main landing gear strut due to corrosoion.

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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