- Date
- June 7, 1978
- Place
- North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2062UMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780607014279A
- Case key
- 140259
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3215 78/6/7 NORTH POLE,AK MAULE M-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 274 TIME - 2100 N2062U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH POLE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG PUMP DIAPHRAM,INTAKE VALVE DETERIORATED.ELECT PUMP SHAFT SHEARED.WATER,SEDIMENT IN FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2062U
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bradley Sky Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
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 ANC75DAA06Accident · No injuriesClosedFairbanks, AK