- Date
- July 28, 1974
- Place
- Lee'S Summit, MO · LEE'S SUMMIT, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2068UMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740728029149A
- Case key
- 136847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2758 74/7/28 LEE'S SUMMIT,MO MAULE M-4 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 375 TIME - 1130 N2068U PX- 1 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOMAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POMME DE TERRE,MO LEE'S SUMMIT,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 225 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- T/D L SKID.THOUGHT THROTTLE STUCK,ATMTD GO-ARND.HIT N3854J,SUB DMG.VERNIER THROTTLE FRICTION LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2068U
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mccomas
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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.