Single-engine piston

N64176

1943 Fairchild PT-23

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
256H0
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
1943 Fairchild PT-23
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-23. Not a photo of N64176.
Registration record

N64176 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Fairchild PT-23 (FAA: Fairchild(Howard) M-62C(PT-23A))
Serial
256H0
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1991-09-06
Airworthiness date
1999-07-08
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A86C5E
Mode S (octal)
52066136
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-28
    Accident at Wichita, KS; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 1991-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N64176.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N64176

N64176 is a 1943 Fairchild PT-23 (FAA model M-62C(PT-23A)), serial number 256H0. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 1991 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated July 8, 1999.

N64176 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2018-05-28 Accident · Wichita, KS Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN18LA197
Reported aircraft: Fairchild(Howard) M 62C(PT-23A)
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.

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.