45.7833° N, 108.5007° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 28, 1985 · 14:00 local
Place
Billings, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9123E
Reported as
Maule M5210C
Reported engine
Continental IO360D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total750 in this make and model0 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 ran rough and then stopped. Landed in field. Cylinder rod broke thru case.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND THEN STOPPED. LANDED IN FIELD. CYLINDER ROD BROKE THRU CASE.