# Incident 20010926033659I: Frchld M62A3, Oklahoma City, OK, September 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N519SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A-3 (registry code 3371618, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A3
- Reported engine: FCD L440*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 150 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/20010926033659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/26/2001, AT APPROX 12:30DST, MR. RUSH AND ONE PASSENGER WERE PLANNING A LOCAL FLT IN THE PWA AREA. THEY PULLED THE PT-19 FROM THE HANGAR AND BOARD THE ACFT, BUT AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO START THE ACFT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, MR. RUSH CALLED "SWITCH OFF" AND EXITED THE ACFT. AT THAT TIME MR. RUSH PULLED THE PROP THROUGH ONE TIME, ON THE SECOND TRY THE ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSION BACK FIRE CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE HIM IN THE FOREHEAD KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND AFTER SEVERAL STITCHES AND OBSERVATION HE WAS RELEASED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE ACFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE (PROP), AND NO OTHER INJURIES W ERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N519SH (1)

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

- [Incident 20250415013059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250415013059I), Apr 15, 2025: Fairchild M-62A-3 (N519SH), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. On April 15, 2025, at approximately 1235 central daylight time, a Fairchild M-62A-3, had a hard landing and impacted propeller on the runway near the departure…

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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