N53953 – FAIRCHILD M-62A – 2012-07-25 NTSB Accident Report

On July 25, 2012, a Fairchild M-62A (N53953) was involved in an incident near Albion, NY. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off in gusting wind conditions.

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 collided in a soybean field. The pilot reported a quartering tailwind about the time of the accident. Meteorological reports from a nearby airport indicated winds out of 210 degrees at 6 knots roughly 6 minutes prior to the accident. Post-accident examination revealed substantial damage to the airplane firewall and engine mounts. 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.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ERA12CA492. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N53953.