What was found
IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIANCED A CATISROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2012
- Submitted
- December 4, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N40661
- Make and model
- Maule M4
- Aircraft serial
- 2173C
- Engine
- Frnkln 6V350*
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- 6V350
- Condition
- Failed
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.