# Accident 19880910039679A: Frchld PT19, Converse, IN, September 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1988, 08:45 local time
- Place: Converse, IN
- Airport: Converse Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5698° N, 85.8690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5698&lon=-85.8690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46876, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46876) (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 PT19
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 891 total, 8 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910039679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. SELECTED LEFT FUEL TANK BUT SELECTOR HAD BROKE,STAYED ON EMPTY TANK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI88LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA234), Sep 10, 1988: Fairchild PT-19 (N46876), Converse, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46876 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880910038079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910038079I), Sep 10, 1988: Frchld M62A (N46876), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Settled back on runway landing hard. Broke tailwheel assembly. Suspect carb icing.

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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