- Date
- May 10, 1981
- Place
- North Plains, OR · NORTH PLAINS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2071UMaule M4220C
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810510038499A
- Case key
- 126017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1009 81/5/10 NORTH PLAINS,OR MAULE M4220C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1489 TIME - 1730 N2071U PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLAMETTE VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH PLAINS,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 5000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT UN LND ON ARPT DUE 20K TAILWIND,LND IN WHEAT FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2071U
- Reported as
- Maule M4220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willamette Valley
FAA reports on this event · 1
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