# NTSB CHI66F0428: Fairchild M-62A3, N64551, Pulaski, WI, July 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1965
- Place: Pulaski, WI · PULASKI, WI
- Location: 44.6682° N, 88.2343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pulaski, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6682&lon=-88.2343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0428

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3289  65/7/13    PULASKI WIS         FAIRCHILD M-62A3    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N64551              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      AGE 40, 2750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N64551 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62A3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carter

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.

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