- Date
- April 26, 1983, 08:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Malad City, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N40314Maule M-4-220C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830426016099A
- Case key
- 39686
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an interview, the plt reported that he had removed ice from the acft & attempted to depart from a snow covered alfalfa field, aprx 1000 ft long. The acft did not become airborne & the plt elected to abort the takeoff. During the abort, the acft continued off the alfalfa field & went onto a furrowed field where it nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40314
- Reported as
- Maule M-4-220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2090C
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Shane Fuhriman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Malad City, ID
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLD, 2 nm away
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 N40314 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.