Single-engine piston

N1131Z

1965 Homebuilt M62C F-23A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1965
Serial
9
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jacobs R-755B2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Slaton, TX
Registration record

N1131Z on the FAA register

Type
1965 Homebuilt M62C F-23A
Serial
9
Engines
Jacobs R-755B2
Registered owner
Texas Air Museum
Slaton, TX
Certificate issued
2018-04-24
Airworthiness date
2012-07-07
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A039EB
Mode S (octal)
50034753
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N1131Z.
  • 2018-03-23
    Accident at Columbia, TN; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N1131Z

N1131Z is a 1965 Homebuilt M62C F-23A, serial number 9. The FAA register lists Texas Air Museum as the registrant in Slaton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 24, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jacobs R-755B2 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 7, 2012.

N1131Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2018-03-23 Accident · Columbia, TN Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA18LA113
Reported aircraft: Fairchild Funk M62C F 23A
Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent selection of the fuel selector handle to the off position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.