# Accident 19860531020289A: Maule M4210C, Saluda, VA, May 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Saluda, VA
- Airport: Hummel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6001° N, 76.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6001&lon=-76.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9861M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9861M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531020289A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A DELIVERY VAN ON SHORT FINAL, SHEARING MAIN GEARS. LANDED ON THE GRASS ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 BFO86FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID05), May 31, 1986: Maule M-4-210C (N9861M), Saluda, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9861M (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921031044419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031044419A), Oct 31, 1992: Maule M4210C (N9861M), Pickens, SC, Substantial damage. Failed develop takeoff power. Aborted 2/3 down runway. Hit brakes to stop. Nosed over. Prop lever not forward.
- [Incident 19830605038879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605038879I), Jun 5, 1983: Maule M4210C (N9861M), East Farmingdal, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed with a crosswind. Ground looped to the right. Left main gear failed and tucked under aircraft.
- [Accident 19810727045769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727045769A), Jul 27, 1981: Maule M4210C (N9861M), Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of tail wheel airplane while taxiing for takeoff. Struck a parked aircraft. Gusty wind.

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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