Maule M-5-235C N6205M

Summary

On 27 June 1983 at about 23:15 local time, a Maule M-5-235C registered N6205M was involved in an accident near Silverton, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 June 1983 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Silverton, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.9495, -122.7102

Aircraft

Maule M-5-235C

Registration

N6205M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Private Strip → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83FYM07

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ACFT HAD CLIMBED TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE QUIT AND SWITCHING BACK TO THE LEFT TANK DID NOT HELP. THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT TOOK OVER AND MADE A FORCED LANDING WHICH WAS HARD ENOUGH TO COLLAPSE THE LANDING GEAR. THE TWO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES FROM THE LANDING. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED WATER IN THE CARBURETOR AND IN BOTH MAIN TANKS ALONG WITH RUST AND SEDIMENTTHE ACFT WAS REFUELED FROM A TANK ON THEIR FARM WHICH WAS ALSO CONTAMINATED WITH WATER, RUST AND SEDIMENT. THE FILTERS IN THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT PREVENT WATER FROM COMING OUT THE DISPENSING NOZZLE AND THE FILTERS WERE REPLACED ONLY ONCE A YEAR. THE FILTERS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO STOP WATER. THE FARM SUPPLY TANK HAD SAT OUTDOORS PRIOR TO BEING FILLED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.