- Date
- August 9, 1975
- Place
- Hydetown, PA · HYDETOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51161Maule ME4
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750809039569A
- Case key
- 150083
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2555 75/8/9 HYDETOWN,PA MAULE ME4 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1340 N51161 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 433 TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TITUSVILLE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- TREES AND HILLS IN DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51161
- Reported as
- Maule ME4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N51161 · 1
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