- Date
- June 15, 1971
- Place
- Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N54140Fairchild M62A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161953
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2082 71/6/15 UPLAND,CALIF FAIRCHILD M62A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 4000 TIME - 1600 N54140 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UPLAND,CALIF RIVERSIDE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT LOST FUEL PRESSURE,ENG QUIT.PLT LND IN PLOWED FIELD.R WING,LDG GR SEPRTD ON IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54140
- Reported as
- Fairchild M62A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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