# Incident 19840601029079I: Frchld PT26, Harlingen, TX, June 1, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1984, 15:15 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46693, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46693-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD PT26
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 45 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840601029079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. WAS DISTRACTED LOOKING INSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N46693 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820627060969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627060969I), Jun 27, 1982: Frchld PT26 (N46693), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff. Used brake to correct. Brake failed. Aircraft ground looped.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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