# Accident 19810510038499A: Maule M4220C, North Plains, OR, May 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: North Plains, OR
- Airport: Willamette Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5975° N, 122.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Plains, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5975&lon=-122.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2071U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,489 total, 40 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510038499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON GLIDER TWO TAKEOFF. FREEED GLIDER, OVERSHOT DOWNWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. FUEL OFF.

## 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 SEA81FYM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM24), May 10, 1981: Maule M4220C (N2071U), North Plains, OR, 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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