# NTSB FTW81DRG30: Maule M4-210, N51452, Sandia, TX, April 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1981
- Place: Sandia, TX · SANDIA, TX
- Location: 28.0212° N, 97.8676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0212&lon=-97.8676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0493  81/4/20    SANDIA,TX           MAULE M4-210        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1045                    N51452              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  46, 6513 TOTAL HOURS, 42
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARROWHEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDIA,TX                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51452](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51452-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 1109C, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4-210
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Arrowhead

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810420017329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420017329A), Apr 20, 1981: Maule M4210C, Sandia, TX, Destroyed. Pilot was taxiing for takeoff when engine caught fire. Airplane was demolished.

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.

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