# NTSB LAX72DVA08: Fairchild M-62, N51329, Buttonwillw, CA, July 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1971
- Place: Buttonwillw, CA · BUTTONWILLW, CA
- Location: 35.4092° N, 119.4407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buttonwillow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4092&lon=-119.4407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DVA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2960  71/7/31    BUTTONWILLW,CALIF   FAIRCHILD M-62      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 8000
        TIME - 1600                    N51329              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRY LAKE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTTONWILLW,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ATTACHING BOLTS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51329](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51329-2017-11-18), registration cancelled 2017-11-18, S/N T42-3265, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (registry code 3371604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dry Lake Strip

## Other investigations on N51329 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX68D0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0092), Aug 13, 1967: Fairchild M-62A (N51329), Wasco, CA, substantial damage

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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