# NTSB FTW74FQD13: Pilatus PC6CH2, N62524, El Paso, TX, January 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1974
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FQD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0057  74/1/13    EL PASO,TEX         PILATUS PC6CH2      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1532
        TIME - 1155                    N62524              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD T/O FM DIRT FLD,HIT 2 FT BANK & DMG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62524](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62524-1976-03-18), registration cancelled 1976-03-18, S/N 2021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC6CH2
- Registry model: [Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/C-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-c-h2) (registry code 3375014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740113000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740113000969A), Jan 13, 1974: Pilats PC6CH2, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd t/o fm dirt fld,hit 2 ft bank & dmg gr.

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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