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    Airframe Family: Fairchild M62 / PT-19 / PT-23 / PT-26 Cornell
    Latest Model:PT-19A-FA Cornell
    Last Military Serial:42-83430 USAAF
    Construction Number:T42-1957
    Last Civil Registration:N46876
    Compressed ID:Fairchild PT-19A-FA sn 42-83430 USA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Commemorative Air Force - Spirit of Tulsa Squadron, Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Municipal Airport / Jones-Riverside Airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-19A-FA by Fairchild at Hagerstown, MD, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-83430.

    16 November 1954

    Certificate of airworthiness for N46876 (M-62A, T421957) issued.

    By 10 September 1988

    To unknown owner with c/r N46876.

    10 September 1988

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Converse, IN, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. During initial climbout after takeoff, the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power. After an unsuccessful attempt to restart the engine, the pilot executed a forced landing in a corn field. Post accident exam revealed a broken universal joint in the fuel selector. There was no fuel found forward of the fuel selector.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    5 October 1999

    To American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX keeping c/r N46876.

    Operated by Commemorative Air Force Airpower Museum, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, TX.
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    Markings Applied: 283430

    18 November 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for N46876 (M-62A, T421957) issued.

    After 2015


    Photographer: http://www.caftulsa.org/gallery/
    Notes: At Tulsa OK

    24 August 2015

    To American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N46876.

    Based at Commemorative Air Force-Spirit of Tulsa Squadron, Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Municipal Airport/Jones-Riverside Airport, Tulsa, OK.
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    1 January 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N46876 (M-62A, T421957) issued.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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