# Accident 20010731024249A: Fairchild M-62A-3, Hanson, MA, July 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2001, 11:20 local time
- Place: Hanson, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0247° N, 70.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0247&lon=-70.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9515H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9515H-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A-3 (registry code 3371618, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731024249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEE ATTACHED SHEETS WHICH COMPRISE THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION ACCOMPLISHED BY INSPECTOR MARY GABRIEL, NE-FSDO-01, BEDFORD, MA. SEE ATTACHED SHEETS COMPRISING THE HANSON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS. FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, WHO WAS IN CONTROL AND IS THE OWNER OF THE PT-6, WAS LAWRENCE J. MCNAMARA. MR. MCNAMARA COULD NOT BE PILOT IN COMMAND SINCE HIS MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED SEVERAL YEARS PREVIOUSLY. THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT MRAK A SWANKE WAS ACTING AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND BUT WAS NOT IN DIRECT CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ALTHOUGH DUAL CONTROLS WERE AVAILABLE. (NO ADDITIONAL SHEETS ATTACHED).

## 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 NYC01LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA195), Jul 31, 2001: Fairchild M-62A-3 (N9515H), Hanson, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff.

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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