Fairchild M-62 (PT-19 / PT-23 / PT-26)
4 models built 1941–1944 · 185 on the US register today
The Fairchild M-62 family, the wartime primary trainer with a low wing, tandem open cockpits and an inverted inline Ranger engine instead of the usual radial: the M-62 (PT-19), the M-62A (PT-19A) with the 200 hp L-440-3, the radial-engined M-62A-3 (PT-23) and the enclosed-cockpit M-62A-4 (PT-26 Cornell) built for Commonwealth training.
The variants
Family fleet, active
185
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
16.2
3 events over 185 active aircraft, pooled across the family
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30