Event CHI88LA234

1988-09-10 CONVERSE, Indiana, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N46876

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

FAIRCHILD M-62A

Year of manufacture

1942 · 46 years old at event

Engine

FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES (200 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20111118

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A5BABF

Registrant of record

AMERICAN AIRPOWER HERITAGE FLYING MUSEUM

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N46876 Fairchild PT-19 None

Factual narrative

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. POST ACCIDENT EXAM REVEALED A BROKEN UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE FUEL SELECTOR. THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND FORWARD OF THE FUEL SELECTOR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88LA234.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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