# Accident 19870809079829A: Maule M4210C, Burnt Chimneys, VA, August 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Burnt Chimneys, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2797° N, 80.0498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2797&lon=-80.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51436, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51436) (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 IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 74 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870809079829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE ON AN ABORTED GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN AN OPEN FIELD. INDECISION

## 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 BFO87LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA051), Aug 9, 1987: Maule M-4-210C (N51436), Burnt Chimney, VA, destroyed

## Other reports on N51436 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970731027429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970731027429I), Jul 31, 1997: Maule M4210C (N51436), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: N51436, a Maule M421OC was piloted by Mr. Edward haack on July 31, 1997. On that day, at approximately 1634 PDT, N51436 ground-looped during landing…
- [Accident 19741008035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741008035239A), Oct 8, 1974: Maule M4210C (N51436), Eagle River, WI, Substantial damage. Struck rwy lgt. Wind gusting 18K.

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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