# Accident 19930923036219A: Frchld M62A, San Antonio, TX, September 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3205° N, 98.4707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3205&lon=-98.4707&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
- Reported engine: FCD L4403
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 11 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923036219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO SSF. NO TIME SWITCH TANKS. LANDED IN TREES. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OTHER HAD FUEL.

## 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 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…

## Other reports on N261A (1)

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

- [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.

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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