- Date
- September 22, 1982, 19:30 local (Sep 23, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Edna, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5631RMaule M-5-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820922051069A
- Case key
- 70555
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot took off with the fuel selector in the off position. The engine quit at 500 feet AGL. The pilot landed hard in a plowed field and the aircraft nosed over to an inverted position. The pilot and passenger were not hurt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5631R
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7249C
- Airframe hours
- 160
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Schumaker
- Registered owner
- John Miller
- Departed
- Edna, TX
- Destination
- Edna, TX
- Airport
- runway 17, 2,100 × 0 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 80 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.