# Accident 20110813020469A: Fairchild M-62, Madrid, IA, August 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Madrid, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8253° N, 93.8411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8253&lon=-93.8411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53956-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62 (registry code 3371602, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA569) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813020469A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE ALONG A RIVER BED.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO POWER LINES AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET.  ONE WIRE BROKE AND REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SAND BAR IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED 150 FEET BEYOND THE POWER LINES.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN11LA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA569), Aug 13, 2011: Fairchild M-62 (N53956), Madrid, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct low-level flight along a river, which resulted in a collision with power lines.

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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