- Date
- September 12, 1974
- Place
- Grand Marias, MN · GRAND MARIAS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40648Maule M4-220
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740912032919A
- Case key
- 136695
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3008 74/9/12 GRAND MARIAS,MINN MAULE M4-220 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1250 N40648 PX- 1 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 43, 8004 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND MARIAS,MINN THREE LAKES,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ACFT APRX 535LB OVR MAX GWT.5IN AFT OF REAR CG LIMIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40648
- Reported as
- Maule M4-220
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyport Seaplane
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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.