- Date
- February 4, 1983, 09:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Near Asotin, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51599Maule M-5-220C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830204002879A
- Case key
- 39598
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Analysis
While flying in the vicinity of the snake river, the engine lost power. Emergency landing areas were limited. The plt elected to land on a road Near the river. While in a right turn to line up with the road, the acft collided with a single power line, then crashed. An investigation revealed that te #5 piston pin, pn 17658, had failed. The aft piston pin boss had failed, which permitted the free end of the connecting rod to damage the #5 cylinder and the crankcase in the vicinity of the #5 and #6 crankshaft throws. Total flt time of the engine was 699.5 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51599
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5460133
- Airframe hours
- 699
- Engine
- Franklin 6A-350-C1, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas L. Jordan
- Registered owner
- D. C. Jordan Insurance, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 22, 1982 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- BNO · Burns, OR
- Destination
- PUW · Pullman, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 650 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.