- Date
- October 23, 1978
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N626MMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3750 78/10/23 PHOENIX,AZ MAULE M-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1143 N626M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 55, 10288 TOTAL HOURS, 4 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SEL FOUND ON R MAIN TANK.R MAIN FOUND EMPTY,L MAIN HAD 8GAL IN IT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N626M
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor