- Date
- October 18, 1981
- Place
- Celina, TX · CELINA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57128Fairchild M-62A
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811018067919A
- Case key
- 122970
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3132 81/10/18 NR.CELINA,TX FAIRCHILD M-62A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 535 TIME - 1815 N57128 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWELL AIR STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCKINNEY,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- TURNED TWD SUN & HIT PWR LN.FLEW ACFT WO PERMISSION OF OWNERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57128
- Reported as
- Fairchild M-62A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dowell Air Strip
N57128Registration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Fairchild M-62AAirframe modelFairchild M-62AEngine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.