- Date
- July 30, 1970
- Place
- Brandon, FL · BRANDON, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9865MMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111653
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3298 70/7/30 BRANDON,FLA MAULE M-4 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 2074 TIME - 2030 N9865M PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANDON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRANDON,FLA BRANDON,FLA TAMPA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PASTURE,DITCHES RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO LDG DRCTN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9865M
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brandon
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Other investigations on N9865M · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW97LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnglewood, COfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.NTSB MIA73FKJ54Accident · No injuriesClosedTuskegee, ALNTSB MIA73DLD59Accident · No injuriesClosedLakeland, FL