- Date
- July 27, 1974
- Place
- West Liberty, IA · WEST LIBERTY, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N40638Maule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740727021919A
- Case key
- 132496
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1994 74/7/27 WEST LIBERTY,IOWA MAULE M-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 3000 TIME - 1630 N40638 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOWELL,MICH IOWA CITY,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL EXH AFTER THREE HOURS & FIFTEEN MINUTES FLIGHT TIME.PLT NOT FAMILIAR WITH FUEL CONSUMPTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40638
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N40638Registration cancelled Jul 13, 2024 · Maule M-4-220CAirframe modelMaule M-4-220CEngine modelFranklin 6A-350SER
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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