19830504017119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M-4-210 · Hesperia, CA · May 4, 1983

Date
May 4, 1983 · 16:05 local
Place
Hesperia, CA
Airport
Hesperia
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4624T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA217
Reported as
Maule M4210
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,240 total131 in this make and model3 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.

Crash occurred during emergency landing after fuel starvation. Fuel selector shaft was sheared.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER FUEL STARVATION. FUEL SELECTOR SHAFT WAS SHEARED.

NTSB investigation

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