- Date
- November 22, 1970
- Place
- Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2047UMaule M4-220
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4238 70/11/22 VISALIA,CALIF MAULE M4-220 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 219 TIME - 1930 N2047U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN ACRES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANCASTER,CALIF VISALIA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT SEAL LEAKED OIL,COVERED WINDSHIELD. PLTS VISION RESTRICTED ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2047U
- Reported as
- Maule M4-220
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Green Acres
N2047URegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Maule M-4-220CAirframe modelMaule M-4-220CEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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