N47164 is a 1942 Fairchild M-62A-3. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Fairchild 6-440 series rated at 200 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Oct 1955. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 2018. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistrant based in Green Spring, OH · deregistered in 1955.
2018
1955
On August 30, 2016, about 1950 eastern daylight time, a Fairchild M 62A-3 (PT-19) airplane, N47164, collided with tree while departing from a private strip near Madison, Ohio. The commercial rated pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to DTD PT-19 LLC and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.According to information obtained by investigators, while departing the private strip, the airplane would not climb with full engine power. The airplane collided with trees about ½ mile from the end of the strip. Substantial damage was sustained to the fuselage and wings.
An examination of the airframe by the responding Federal Aviation Administration found no anomalies with the airframe. However, the flaps were found in the down or extended position. A review of the aircraft checklist, notes for takeoff: "flaps up". The pilot stated to the FAA inspector that he normally takes off with one notch of flaps.
The pilot did not submit a completed NTSB Form 6120.
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