19870712034139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M-4-210 · Sitka, AK · July 12, 1987

Date
July 12, 1987 · 11:00 local
Place
Sitka, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9812M
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87FA135
Reported as
Maule M4210
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total10 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Local VFR flight. No communications. Collided with trees and terrain and burned. Prop indicates no power at impact.

As the FAA filed it

LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. NO COMMUNICATIONS. COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN AND BURNED. PROP INDICATES NO POWER AT IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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