# NTSB UNK64X1260: Fairchild M62A, N50013, Laguna Beach, CA, April 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1964
- Place: Laguna Beach, CA · LAGUNA BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.5432° N, 117.7618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laguna Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5432&lon=-117.7618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1260

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0888  64/4/11    LAGUNA BEACH CAL    FAIRCHILD M62A      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 27,
        TIME - 1500                    N50013              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  410 TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50013](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50013-1965-05-20), registration cancelled 1965-05-20, S/N T40-238 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M62A
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (registry code 3371604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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