- Date
- May 9, 1973
- Place
- Tuskegee, AL · TUSKEGEE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9865MMaule M4-220
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730509010139A
- Case key
- 190719
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1070 73/5/9 TUSKEGEE,ALA MAULE M4-220 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 128 TIME - 1930 N9865M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOTON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 2 CON ROD WRIST PIN FAILED.LNDD IN A PASTURE HIT FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9865M
- Reported as
- Maule M4-220
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moton Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
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 MIA73DLD59Accident · No injuriesClosedLakeland, FLNTSB MIA71FLD06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBrandon, FL