ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41169
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Date: | Friday 2 July 1982 |
Time: | 11:20 |
Type: | Maule M-5-235C |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N6172M |
MSN: | 7184C |
Total airframe hrs: | 744 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Fairbanks, AK -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK |
Destination airport: | Lake Illiama, AK |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:EARLIER IN THE DAY THE PLT RETURNED FROM A FLT AFTER EXPERIENCING A ROUGH RUNNING ENG & CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE ACFT AGAIN DEPARTED THE CHENA MARINA ARPT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT LEVEL OFF APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 350 FT AGL. ONE WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT PITCHING UP & DOWN ERRACTICALLY AS IT LEVELED OFF. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A RIGHT BANK & WAS ROLLING OUT AFTER A 90 DEG HEADING CHANGE WHEN THE ENG SPUTTERED & QUIT. THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DROPPED & THE ACFT FELL IN A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE. ENG EXAMINATION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF WATER & RUST CONTAMINATION IN THE CARBURETOR & FUEL PUMP. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE ACFT WAS 379 POUNDS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT & THE AFT CG EXCEEDED BY 1.3 INCHES. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02710 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
16-Jan-2024 13:56 |
Rushtopj |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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