- Date
- December 26, 1979
- Place
- Vinitta, OK · VINITTA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N51624Maule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791226033839A
- Case key
- 132930
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2953 79/12/26 VINITTA,OK MAULE M-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2809 TIME - 1810 N51624 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PASTURE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TULSA,OK VINITTA,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING REMARKS- ARRIVED LATE AT UNLIT PASTURE STRIP.HIT FENCEPOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51624
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pasture Strip
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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.