ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371446
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| Date: | Sunday 6 March 1988 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild M-62C |
| Owner/operator: | Ada Aircraft Museum Inc. |
| Registration: | N63739 |
| MSN: | 43-1223AE |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL W-670-6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arlington, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saginaw, TX (04TX) |
| Grand Prairie, TX (F67) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,800 FEET MSL THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE VIBRATION AND THEN OBSERVED A PIECE OF METAL DEPART THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE QUIT PRODUCING POWER AND A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED IN A HIGHLY POPULATED RESIDENTIAL AREA IN A SOFTBALL FIELD, SURROUNDED BY A WIRE FENCE. TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR IN GRASS, FOLLOWED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY A NOSE OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER, AND PIECES OF ITS PISTON, WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE SEPARTATED FROM THE RADIAL ENGINE ASSEMBLY.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER AND PISTON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88FA077
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 06:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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