# Accident 19990129000909A: Maule M4220C, Jean, NV, January 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7496° N, 115.5304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7496&lon=-115.5304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N474W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990129000909A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOOK OFF AND RAN OUT OF FUEL AT 200 FEET AGL. THE ACFT STRUCK THE RWY. WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND CAME TO REST ON A ROAD. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) NO NARRATIVE                                                         (.19) ON JANUARY 29, 1999, AT 1700 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-4-220C, N474W, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER BETWEEN 200 AND 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 02L, OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END, AND CAME TO A STOP UPON IMPACTING THE PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLOWN TO JEAN WITH THE INTENTION OF PURCHASING FUEL, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THEREFORE, HE PLANNED TO RETURN TO HIS HOME BASE AT THE SANDY VALLEY AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE THE AIRPLANE'S WING TANKS WERE ALMOST EMPTY UPON DEPARTURE.

## 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 LAX99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA084), Jan 30, 1999: Maule M-4-220C (N474W), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to ensure that a tank containing an adequate fuel supply was selected for takeoff. A factor in the accident was the contamination in the engine driven fuel…

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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