- Date
- February 3, 1977
- Place
- Venice, FL · VENICE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N362XMaule M5
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770203002909A
- Case key
- 157521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0742 77/2/3 VENICE,FL MAULE M5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 403 TIME - 1845 N362X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VENICE MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARRISH,FL VENICE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED LOCAL FOG CONDITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N362X
- Reported as
- Maule M5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Venice Municipal
N362XRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2013 · Maule M-5-235CAirframe modelMaule M-5-235CEngine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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 N362X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC88LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe commercial pilot had dropped two hunters off at their campsite, and was taxiing for takeoff on an unlighted gravel bar at dusk. He misjudged the end of the gravel bar in the fading light and taxied off a four foot embankment.NTSB ANC81FAA16Accident · No injuriesClosedNorth Pole, AK