# Accident 19831204059799A: Maule M5220C, Somersworth, NH, December 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1983, 11:15 local time
- Place: Somersworth, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2535° N, 70.8879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somersworth, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2535&lon=-70.8879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62042, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62042-2005-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-220C (registry code 5460133, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,785 total, 389 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831204059799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT AND PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT DURING APPROACH FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 NYC84LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA045), Dec 4, 1983: Maule M-5 (N62042), Somersworth, NH, 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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