# Accident 19830204002879A: Maule M5220C, Asotin, WA, February 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1983, 09:45 local time
- Place: Asotin, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1897° N, 117.1296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1897&lon=-117.1296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51599 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204002879A

## Narrative

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

PISTON PIN FAILED. CONNECTING ROD BROKE ENGINE CASE.ENGINE THEN SEIZED. AIRCRAFT HIT A WIRE AND CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 SEA83FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA052), Feb 4, 1983: Maule M-5-220C (N51599), Near Asotin, WA, destroyed

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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