Fairchild M-62A N53953

Summary

On 25 July 2012 at about 18:00 local time, a Fairchild M-62A registered N53953 was involved in an accident near Albion, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 2012 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Albion, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Pine Hill Airport (9G6)

Coordinates

43.1786, -78.2714

Aircraft

Fairchild M-62A

Registration

N53953

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albion → Albion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA492

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off in gusting wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the airplane veered to the left due to a gust of wind. The pilot attempted to realign the airplane with the runway centerline but was unsuccessful and landed in a soybean field. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the airplane firewall and engine mounts. The pilot reported a quartering tailwind about the time of the accident. The examination showed no evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane, and the pilot did not report any.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.