# N261A: 1943 Fairchild M-62A, registration cancelled 2009-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Fairchild M-62A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (registry code 3371604)
- Engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-724](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-724), [TCDS E-216](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T434383
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1959
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1991
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A282B4
- Owner when cancelled: [American Airpower Heritage Fly Musm](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLY%20MUSM)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261A-2009-12-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Fairchild M-62A: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA264), Sep 23, 1993: Fairchild M-62A (N261A), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION AND HIS FAILURE TO SWITCH TANKS AFTER THE POWER LOSS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930923036219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923036219A), Sep 23, 1993: Frchld M62A (N261A), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on descent to ssf. No time switch tanks. Landed in trees. Fuel selector on empty tank. Other had fuel.
- [Incident 19900324014469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900324014469I), Mar 24, 1990: Frchld M62A (N261A), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Hit top of tree at side of runway on takeoff. Landed straight ahead and ran off end of runway through a fence.

## Other aircraft with N261A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261A): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843789, built 2014

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