# NTSB SEA69D0258: Fairchild M-62, N56110, Bruneau, ID, May 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1969
- Place: Bruneau, ID · BRUNEAU, ID
- Location: 42.8728° N, 115.7952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bruneau, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8728&lon=-115.7952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0258
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0258

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1601  69/5/22    BRUNEAU,ID          FAIRCHILD M-62      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0515                    N56110              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 42, 9253 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  450                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIT BOULDER. SPRAYING SUGAR BEETS.
```

## 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 M-62
- 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: Substantial 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 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
- [NTSB SEA65D0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65D0060), May 11, 1965: Fairchild W62M (N56110), Adrian, OR, no 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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