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Incident

FAA incident report · Maule M6235 · Reepsville, NC · June 8, 1991

Date
June 8, 1991 · 20:05 local
Place
Reepsville, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N26HB
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
540 total50 in this make and model20 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.

Oil coming from engine cowling. Shut engine down. Landed in a field. NR1 cylinder head was blown off.

As the FAA filed it

OIL COMING FROM ENGINE COWLING. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED IN A FIELD. NR1 CYLINDER HEAD WAS BLOWN OFF.