NYC67F0342

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild M-62 · Gum Spring, VA · August 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1966
Place
Gum Spring, VA · GUM SPRING, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N75463Fairchild M-62
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121869

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3363  66/8/21    GUM SPRING VA       FAIRCHILD M-62      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0920                    N75463              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 4495 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ROUGH ROLLING SOD FIELD 800 FT.LONG

Aircraft

Registration
N75463
Reported as
Fairchild M-62
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.