- Date
- January 1, 1979
- Place
- Pearce, AZ · PEARCE, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3MLMaule M4220C
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790101000099A
- Case key
- 138195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0010 79/1/1 PEARCE,AZ MAULE M4220C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 516 TIME - 1750 N3ML PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNSITES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEARCE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3ML
- Reported as
- Maule M4220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sunsites
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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