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Fairchild M-62A N48252

21 December 1984 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 21 December 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Fairchild M-62A registered N48252 was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Coordinates
29.2790, -98.4793
Aircraft
Fairchild M-62A
Registration
N48252
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Antonio → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW85LA082

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A TOTAL PWR LOSS WAS EXPERIENCED WHILE MANUEVERING OVER AN AIRPORT AT ABOUT 250 FT AGL. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH ROUGH TERRAIN DURING THE FORCED LANDING. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THE PWR LOSS WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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31 Oct 1982 Fairchild M-62A-3
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no coordinates
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17 Dec 1987 Fairchild M-62A-3
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no coordinates
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5 Oct 1981 Fairchild M-62A
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no coordinates
- Fatal 2
6 Sep 1981 Fairchild M-62A
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no coordinates
- Fatal 1

All 31 records for this type

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