- Date
- June 27, 1977
- Place
- Weed, CA · WEED, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2037UMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770627016809A
- Case key
- 147647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1546 77/6/27 NR.WEED,CA MAULE M-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 410 TIME - 1055 N2037U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOVATO,CA CHILOQUIN,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LOOKING FOR DEER 50-100FT ABOVE TREE TOPS.UNABLE TO REACH MEADOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2037U
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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 N2037U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA86LA078Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrchards, WAThe pilot inadvertently placed the fuel selector to a non-tank position. During initial climb at about 400 m.s.l. a total loss of power occurred. During forced landing the aircraft struck telephone lines, a patio roof, and a parked unoccupied pickup truck.NTSB OAK75FVW15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMesquite, NV