Models / Fairchild Funk / M62C F-23A / N1131Z Aircraft record N1131Z 1965 Fairchild Funk M62C F-23A Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2018) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Apr 30, 2028 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2018 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Texas Air Museum
Owner type Corporation
City, state Slaton, TX
Certificate issued Apr 24, 2018
Expires Apr 30, 2028
Airworthiness Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date Jul 7, 2012 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Fairchild Funk
Model M62C F-23A
Year 1965
Serial number 9
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A039EB Engine
Make and model Jacobs R-755b2
Type Reciprocating
Power 275 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2018 – now Texas Air Museum Slaton, TX · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Mar 23, 2018 · Columbia, TN 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.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report ERA18LA113 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA18LA113)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record