# NTSB IAD76AI013: Fairchild M62A, N1777, Accident, MD, September 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1975
- Place: Accident, MD · ACCIDENT, MD
- Location: 39.6257° N, 79.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Accident, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6257&lon=-79.3200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3476   75/9/1    ACCIDENT,MD         FAIRCHILD M62A      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 726
        TIME - 1700                    N1777               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZANESVILLE,OH               OAKLAND,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PAX RPTD ENTERING FOG, 180 DEG TURN, TREE APPEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1777](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1777), registered now, S/N T42-3629, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M62A
- 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

## 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 19750901030899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901030899A), Sep 1, 1975: Frchld M62A, Accident, MD, Destroyed. Pax rptd entering fog, 180 deg turn, tree appeared.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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