- Date
- August 27, 1974
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2062UMaule M4180C
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740827028399A
- Case key
- 136796
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2795 74/8/27 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS MAULE M4180C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2205 TIME - 1500 N2062U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 844 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 7000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 38 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LND ON HILL SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2062U
- Reported as
- Maule M4180C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2062U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI83LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrainerd, MNThe aircraft experienced power failure during slow descent to enter traffic pattern after a test hop. A landing was accomplished in an open snow covered field. During the roll-out in the 18 inch deep snow the aircraft nosed over. Preliminary examination of…NTSB ANC78FAA22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNorth Pole, AK