# NTSB CHI81FET11: Fairchild M-62A, N20Y, Coldwater, MI, September 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1981
- Place: Coldwater, MI · COLDWATER, MI
- Location: 41.9460° N, 84.9993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9460&lon=-84.9993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FET11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2774   81/9/6    COLDWATER,MI        FAIRCHILD M-62A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 954
        TIME - 1613                    N20Y                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 393 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLDWATER,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20Y-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N T43-7429, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62A
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (registry code 3371604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810906059379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906059379A), Sep 6, 1981: Frchld M62A, Coldwater, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft hit trees and wires during emergency landing. House caught fire from spilling fuel. Cause undetermined.

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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