# Accident 19760531012439A: Maule M4210C, Andover, PA, May 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Andover, PA
- Airport: Trinca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.9465° N, 78.0839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andover, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9465&lon=-78.0839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DHA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531012439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING PRACTICE OF SHORT FIELD LANDINGS PLT ALLOWED THE AFCT TO STALL ON FINAL APPROACH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC76DHA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA34), May 31, 1976: Maule M5210C (N296X), Andover, NJ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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