# NTSB NYC76DHA34: Maule M5210C, N296X, Andover, NJ, May 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Andover, NJ · ANDOVER, NJ
- Location: 40.9857° N, 74.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9857&lon=-74.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DHA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1393  76/5/31    ANDOVER,NJ          MAULE M5210C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3000
        TIME - 1855                    N296X               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRINCA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDOVER,NJ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DURING PRACTICE OF SHORT FIELD LANDINGS PLT ALLOWED THE  AFCT TO STALL ON FINAL APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N296X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296X), registered now, S/N 6126C, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (registry code 5460134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trinca

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760531012439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531012439A), May 31, 1976: Maule M4210C, Andover, PA, Substantial damage. During practice of short field landings plt allowed the afct to stall on final approach.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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