# NTSB IAD71FIG17: Fairchild M-62C, N52020, Baltimore, MD, May 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1970
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIG17-201580

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2217  70/5/24    BALTIMORE,MD        FAIRCHILD M-62C     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 447
        TIME - 1600                    N52020              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESSEX SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PLT OBSERVED DRINKING INTOXICANTS PRIOR TO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52020](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52020-2017-06-30), registration cancelled 2017-06-30, S/N 291HO, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62C
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (registry code 3371630) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Essex Skypark

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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