MIA72DLD48

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M4220C · Melbourne, FL · February 10, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1972
Place
Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N40313Maule M4220C
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165179

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0304  72/2/10    MELBOURNE,FLA       MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 22,
        TIME - 1650                    N40313              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE KENNEDY REGI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FLA               DELAND,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- PAX,NON-RATED,STARTED ENG AFTR BEING TOLD BY PLT PAYING BILL TO PRE-FLT ACFT.B95,N950T,SUBST DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N40313
Reported as
Maule M4220C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cape Kennedy Regi

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.