# Accident 19930519014659A: Maule M4210C, Moscow, ID, May 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: Moscow, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7108° N, 116.9095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7108&lon=-116.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51458, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51458) (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: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519014659A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL STABILIZER TIP WAS TORN OFF BY IMPACT WITH POWER LINE DURING PRACTICE GROUND MANEUVERS. RETURNED TO BASE.

## 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 SEA93LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA114), May 19, 1993: Maule M-4-210C (N51458), Moscow, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SUNGLARE AND THE PRESENCE OF THE WIRES.

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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