# Incident 19900324014469I: Frchld M62A, San Antonio, TX, March 24, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1990, 14:50 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N261A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261A-2009-12-02) (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 M62A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,165 total, 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900324014469I

## Narrative

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

HIT TOP OF TREE AT SIDE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY THROUGH A FENCE.

## Other reports on N261A (1)

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

- [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.

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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