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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M5220C · Winona, WA · June 9, 1980

Date
June 9, 1980 · 09:15 local
Place
Winona, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62030
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FYP22
Reported as
Maule M5220C
Reported engine
Franklin 6A350C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,216 total21 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine seized en route. Landed in rocky field, nosed over. Found piston pin had broken causing internal break-up.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SEIZED EN ROUTE. LANDED IN ROCKY FIELD, NOSED OVER. FOUND PISTON PIN HAD BROKEN CAUSING INTERNAL BREAK-UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.