# NTSB LAX74FUM04: Fairchild M-62A, N51214, Calexico, CA, August 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM04-201637

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2284  73/8/14    CALEXICO,CALIF      FAIRCHILD M-62A     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0015                    N51214              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 36, 8089 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALEXICO,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
        REMARKS- LNDD IN 5FT HIGH ASPARAGUS FLD. WOBBLE PUMP INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51214](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51214-1977-10-28), registration cancelled 1977-10-28, S/N T42-3822, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62A
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (registry code 3371604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730814024859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814024859A), Aug 14, 1973: Frchld M62A, Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. Lndd in 5FT high asparagus fld. Wobble pump inop.

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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