# Accident 20110910021539A: Fairchild M-62A-3, Waukegan, IL, September 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2011, 13:10 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4006° N, 87.8491° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4006&lon=-87.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103JC) (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)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62A-3
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,455 total, 150 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA635) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910021539A

## Narrative

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

N103JC DEPARTED WAUKEGAN AIRPORT, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS (KUGN) AS PART OF AN AIRSHOW ACT OF WARBIRD AIRCRAFT FLY-BYS.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WEST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST IN THE TALL THISTLE/WEEDS.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND INCLUDING THE PROPELLER, TEARING THE LOWER MAIN GEAR SHOCK STRUTS, LEFT WING,  AND ENGINE OFF OF THE FUSELAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING EAST. NO FIRE.  THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STUCK THE FUEL TANK OF THE RIGHT WING AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND.NO MECHNICAL IRREGUALITIES WERE FOUND DURING THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN.  LESS THEN A QUART OF FUEL WAS SUMPED FROM THE RIGHT TANK.

## 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 CEN11LA635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA635), Sep 10, 2011: Fairchild M-62A-3 (N103JC), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were a malfunctioning fuel gauge and air…

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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