# NTSB FTW82FA011: Fairchild M-62A, N57128, Celina, TX, October 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1981
- Place: Celina, TX · CELINA, TX
- Location: 33.3246° N, 96.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Celina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3246&lon=-96.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57128-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 5263AE, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62A
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Dowell Air Strip

## 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 19811018067919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018067919A), Oct 18, 1981: Frchld M62A, Celina, TX, Destroyed. Began low pass into the sun to wave at a person on the ground. Struck power line, crashed into a tree.

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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