# NTSB OAK71FVG08: Fairchild M-62-A, N48046, Paradise, CA, August 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1970
- Place: Paradise, CA · PARADISE, CA
- Location: 39.7542° N, 121.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paradise, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7542&lon=-121.6064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3056   70/8/2    PARADISE,CALIF      FAIRCHILD M-62-A    CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 989
        TIME - 1745                    N48046              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 189 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARADISE SKY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARADISE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- RWY UPHILL PLT PAX BOUNCED LDG,PIC MADE GO-AROUND.TURNED ACFT TO AVOID TRRN L WING HIT HILLSIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48046](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48046-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N T43-5855, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62-A
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (registry code 3371604) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Paradise Sky Park

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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