# NTSB Accident FTW93LA264
> **FAIRCHILD M-62A** · 1993-09-23 · SAN ANTONIO, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW93LA264
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13407
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-09-23
- **Location:** SAN ANTONIO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.320526, -98.470733
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FAIRCHILD
- **Model:** M-62A
- **Registration:** N261A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION AND HIS FAILURE TO SWITCH TANKS AFTER THE POWER LOSS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED LANDING COULD BE EXECUTED.

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