# NTSB FTW68F0013: Fairchild M-62-A, N54112, Eunice, LA, June 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1967
- Place: Eunice, LA · EUNICE, LA
- Location: 30.4904° N, 92.4191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eunice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4904&lon=-92.4191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1800   67/6/7    EUNICE,LA           FAIRCHILD M-62-A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 37,
        TIME - 0930                    N54112              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  750 TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENARD STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PLT MAKING TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG LEFT CARB.HT.ON FOR TO.ACFT DID NOT OBTAIN T/O SPEED DUE PWR LOSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54112](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54112-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N T43-5454, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62-A
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (registry code 3371604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Benard Strip

## Other investigations on N54112 (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 MIA72AM128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM128), Jun 2, 1972: Fairchild M-62A (N54112), Madison, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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