# Accident 20210121000609A: Maloney Randy Wayne M1, Eagle Point, OR, January 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2021, 11:48 local time
- Place: Eagle Point, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2522° N, 122.4530° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2522&lon=-122.4530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N322TR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maloney Randy Wayne M1 (registry code 05607GF, https://openairdocs.org/model/maloney-randy-wayne-m1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MALONEY RANDY WAYNE M1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210121000609A

## Narrative

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

ON THRUSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT M1, REGISTERED AS N322TR, SERIAL NUMBER M1, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN VICINITY OF EAGLE POINT, OR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTORYED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE AIRCRAFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTED A VFR FLIGHT FROM SHADY COVE AIRPARK (OG31) IN SHADY COVE, OR DESTINED FOR ASHLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S03) IN ASHLAND, OR.  APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT WHILE CRUSING AT 3000 FEET, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND NOTICED THAT ENGINE RPM WAS DROPPING.  HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR A LANDING SITE.  JUST PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE UPON GROUND CONTACT.

## 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 WPR21LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA094), Jan 21, 2021: Randy Wayne Maloney M1 (N322TR), Eagle Point, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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