# Accident 20000711042979A: Frchld M62A, Grafton, OH, July 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2000, 19:45 local time
- Place: Grafton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2808° N, 82.0301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2808&lon=-82.0301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51941, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51941-2000-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000711042979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES THAT AFTER TAKE OFF @ APPROXIMATELY 30-40' AGL, NOSE DROPPED & WING DROPPED, AIRCRAFT QUIT FLYING. PILOT STATED IAS WAS 75 MPH, WELL ABOVE STALL SPEED OF 60 MPH. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE-NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT OWNER OPERATOR WAS OPERATING OFF & REMAINED ON HIS OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY.

## 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 NYC00LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA195), Jul 11, 2000: Fairchild M-62 (N51941), Grafton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off.

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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