# Accident 20160830015499A: Fairchild M-62A-3, South Madison, OH, August 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2016, 19:50 local time
- Place: South Madison, OH
- Airport: Debevc Airfield/Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7922° N, 81.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7922&lon=-81.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47164, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47164-2018-05-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160830015499A

## Narrative

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

NORMAL TAKE OFF TO THE WEST ONE PASSENGER. FOUND AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB WITH FULL POWER AND ALL ACTIONS PILOT KNEW OR HAVE LEARNED. PILOT SAW THE TREE TOPS AND HOPED TO QUICKLY PULL UP OVER THE TREES BUT WHEELS TOUCHED AND PILOT TOLD PASSENGER "THIS IS NOT GOOD", AND THEN WAS SUCKED INTO THE TREES.

PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL AND NO FLIGHT REVIEW.

## 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 CEN16LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA342), Aug 30, 2016: Fairchild M 62A-3 (N47164), Madison, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the Before Takeoff checklist and his improper use of flaps during takeoff, which degraded the airplane's climb performance and resulted in a collision with trees.

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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