- Date
- August 1, 1978
- Place
- West Helena, AR · WEST HELENA, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N779EBMaule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780801021519A
- Case key
- 140498
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1942 78/8/1 WEST HELENA,AR MAULE M-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 437 TIME - 1330 N779EB PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON-ROBBINS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OKLAHOMA CITY,OK HUNTSVILLE,AL WEST HELENA,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N779EB
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thompson-Robbins
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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.