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N60332
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1946 Fairchild (St. Louis) PT-23A Cornell (M-62C) C/N 225SLDiscuss this aircraft in forum |
by Dariusz Jezewski www.FotoDj.com @ KFWN
by Dariusz Jezewski www.FotoDj.com @ KFWN
by Dariusz Jezewski www.FotoDj.com @ KOQU
by Dariusz Jezewski www.FotoDj.com @ KRDG
| Manufacturer: | Fairchild (St. Louis) |
| Model: | PT-23A Cornell (M-62C) Search all Fairchild (St. Louis) PT-23A Cornell (M-62C) |
| Year built: | 1946 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 225SL |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 2 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Cont Motor R670-SERIES |
| Registration Number: | N60332 |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A7D540 |
| Certification Class: | Standard |
| Certification Issued: | 2001-09-10 |
| Air Worthiness Test: | 1973-07-12 |
| Last Action Taken: | 2007-09-18 |
| Current Status: | Valid |
| Registration Type: | Individual |
| Address: | Kinnelon, NJ 07405 United States |
| Region: | Eastern |
| Les Brown, 2013-05-06 18:31:24 | |
| First encountered this PT in about 1954 at Fall River, Massachusetts (airport now closed). Belonged to Jimmy Hayward who bought it, in a crate, from a surplus broker in Canada. It was originally sold to The RCAF but never flown by them. Jimmy painted it in an orange/dark brown/black color scheme and added some sheet metal under new fabric where knees were constantly going through the fabric. It was damaged during a plowed-field landing when being ferried into a "shade trees" shop for new fabric. No injuries but Jimmy died of natural causes a few month later and the PT was sold to a group of local pilots who kept if for several years. I enjoyed several hours of rides in it, some of them acrobatic, but (at about age 14) never got to fly it myself. | |