# Incident 19871230076359I: Maule M4220C, West Palm Beach, FL, December 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1987, 12:05 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9865M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9865M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230076359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH NON PILOT ON BRAKES. ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH A FENCE.

## Other reports on N9865M (3)

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

- [Accident 19970525048019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525048019A), May 25, 1997: Maule M4220C (N9865M), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Airmen competency on cross wind landings is questionable.
- [Accident 19730509010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730509010139A), May 9, 1973: Maule M4T (N9865M), Tuskegee, AL, Substantial damage. Nr 2 con rod wrist pin failed. Lndd in a pasture hit fence.
- [Accident 19730303010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730303010549A), Mar 3, 1973: Maule M4220C (N9865M), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Student plt not endorsed for solo flt in this make,model acft. Endorsed solo Cessna 150 acft.

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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