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FTW77FPG79

1977-08-18 · JONESBORO, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N69256

Make / Model
FAIRCHILD M-62A-3
Year of manufacture
1944 · 33 years old at event
Engine
FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560525
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9354A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
FAIRCHILD M-62 · N69256
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
JONESBORO MUNCPL
Kind of flying
DD

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
040° / 5 kt
Temp
85° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000FV-257
Total time
3,700 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
3,922
Age
27

Cause factors

  • 64/C/29 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
  • 88/C/87 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS WATER IN FUEL Cause
  • 83/B/F B
    TERRAIN ROUGH/UNEVEN

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1690. Source file NTSB_1977_3_1690.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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