# Accident 20000605012289A: Eaton George W ACRO SPORT I, Malden, MO, June 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2000, 09:00 local time
- Place: Malden, MO
- Airport: Malden Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5808° N, 89.9693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5808&lon=-89.9693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6GE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6GE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eaton George W ACRO SPORT I (registry code 8660541, https://openairdocs.org/model/eaton-george-w-acro-sport-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605012289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERINECED LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON LOCAL FLIGHT FROM DEXTER, MO. ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT MALDEN, MO.  LANDED SHORT AND A/C NOSED OVER.  PILOT SUSPECTS WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL.

## 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 CHI00LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA153), Jun 5, 2000: Eaton Acro Sport I (N6GE), Malden, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the water contamination of the fuel system and the inadequate preflight of the airplane by the pilot. The inoperative fuel system drain was a contributing factor. The wheat was a contributing factor.

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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