# NTSB SEA65D0060: Fairchild W62M, N56110, Adrian, OR, May 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1965
- Place: Adrian, OR · ADRIAN, OR
- Location: 43.7408° N, 117.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adrian, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7408&lon=-117.0709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA65D0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65D0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0216  65/5/11    ADRIAN OREG         FAIRCHILD W62M      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1270
        TIME - 1030                    N56110              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-FLAGMAN MISJUDGED AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE &DIS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -*ERROR-INVALID CODE*                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2260
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK FLAGMANS FLAGPOLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56110](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56110-2014-10-28), registration cancelled 2014-10-28, S/N T41-1151, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD W62M
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (registry code 3371630) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N56110 (3)

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 SEA69D0258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0258), May 22, 1969: Fairchild M-62 (N56110), Bruneau, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0350), Jun 15, 1967: Fairchild M62 (N56110), Rome, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66F0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0057), Jun 18, 1965: Fairchild M62C (N56110), Homedale, ID, 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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