# Accident 20260705009419A: Fairchild M-62A, Greenleaf, ID, July 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2026, 07:27 local time
- Place: Greenleaf, ID
- Airport: Greenleaf Air Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6817° N, 116.8265° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6817&lon=-116.8265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53953) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (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
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705009419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHED 100 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. REVIEWED VIDEO OF THE AIRPLANE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.  THE PILOT WAS ON A 45-DEGREE BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 32, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO SLOW DOWN AND VERTICALLY SINK. THE PILOT USED RUDDER TO TURN TOWARD THE RUNWAY, RAISED THE NOSE AND STALLED JUST FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PLANE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST ON THE EMBANKMENT NEXT TO THE ACCESS ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTACT BUT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS HOSPILTALIZED.

## 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 WPR26LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA252), Jul 5, 2026: Fairchild M-62A (N53953), Greenleaf, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed during approach and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N53953 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120725015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725015429A), Jul 25, 2012: Fairchild M-62A (N53953), Albion, NY, Substantial damage. The PIC stated that this was a local flight and he was taking his granddaughter for a flight. The PIC stated that shortly after passing the windsock, he…

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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