# NTSB LAX67D0163: Fairchild M-62C, N67786, San Clemente, CA, October 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1966
- Place: San Clemente, CA · SAN CLEMENTE, CA
- Location: 33.4491° N, 117.6131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Clemente, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4491&lon=-117.6131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0163

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3448   66/10/8   SAN CLEMENTE CAL    FAIRCHILD M-62C     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3864
        TIME - 0730                    N67786              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67786](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67786-1971-02-02), registration cancelled 1971-02-02, S/N FT-810 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62C
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (registry code 3371618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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