# Accident 20180528006249A: Fairchild(Howard) M-62C(PT-23A), Wichita, KS, May 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2018, 12:10 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Westport Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6517° N, 97.3839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6517&lon=-97.3839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64176, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64176) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A) (registry code 3371630, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62c-pt-23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD(HOWARD) M-62C(PT-23A)
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL 670-16
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,074 total, 29 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180528006249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WESTPORT AIRPORT (71K) FOR LOCAL FLIGHTS, DURING FINAL APPROACH AT 71K THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 17/35. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POLE, THE RIGHT WING WAS SHEARED OFF OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT MLG. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER STRIKING A FENCE AND ELECTRIC LINE POLE 215 FT FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 CEN18LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA197), May 28, 2018: Fairchild M 62C(PT-23A) (N64176), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s miscalculation of the fuel consumption rate during preflight planning.

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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