# NTSB MKC69D0097: Fairchild M-62, N53956, Griswold, IA, August 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1968
- Place: Griswold, IA · GRISWOLD, IA
- Location: 41.2343° N, 95.1394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griswold, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2343&lon=-95.1394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2745  68/8/11    GRISWOLD,IOWA       FAIRCHILD M-62      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1550
        TIME - 1845                    N53956              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES 30 FT HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53956](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53956-2017-10-31), registration cancelled 2017-10-31, S/N T42-3814, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62) (registry code 3371602) (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N53956 (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 CEN11LA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA569), Aug 13, 2011: Fairchild M-62 (N53956), Madrid, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct low-level flight along a river, which resulted in a collision with power lines.

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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