- Date
- October 20, 1977
- Place
- Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N396XMaule M-5
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771020031109A
- Case key
- 145183
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2940 77/10/20 BUTLER,PA MAULE M-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2601 TIME - 1500 N396X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGGARS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTLER,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- INVALID MEDICAL CERT AND FLT REVIEW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N396X
- Reported as
- Maule M-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Maggars Field
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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.
Other investigations on N396X · 1
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