- Date
- May 12, 1978
- Place
- Holopaw, FL · HOLOPAW, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62012Maule M5220C
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780512037099A
- Case key
- 141570
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3739 78/5/12 NR.HOLOPAW,FL MAULE M5220C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 678 TIME - 1845 N62012 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKEECHOBEE,FL SANFORD,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FAA PROPOSING REQUIREMENT OF ADDTL SHEET OF METAL BETWEEN PLT & ENG FOR FIRE PROTECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62012
- Reported as
- Maule M5220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.