Maule M-4-210C N40684
10 July 1987 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1987 at about 21:14 local time, a Maule M-4-210C registered N40684, operated by Leonard T. Bayer, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weiser Air Park (T17)
- Coordinates
- 29.9295, -95.6001
- Aircraft
- Maule M-4-210C
- Registration
- N40684
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Leonard T. Bayer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) STATED THAT DRG THE PREFLT, HE & THE STUDENT DRAINED ABOUT 1 PINT OF WATER FROM THE LEFT WING TANK & A SMALL AMOUNT FROM THE LOWER ENG SUMP DRAIN. NO WATER WAS FOUND IN THE RGT TANK. THE LEFT TANK WAS SELECTED & A 12 TO 15 MIN ENG RUN-UP WAS MADE BEFORE TAKING OFF. DRG THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT & MADE AN EMERG LNDG IN A PASTURE. WHILE LNDG, THE ACFT ENCTRD RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN & THE GEAR COLLAPSED. A POST-ACDNT EXAM REVEALED THERE WAS WATER & RUST IN THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO, DISTRIBUTOR,LINES/NOZZLES, FUEL PUMP, GASCOLATOR & CONNECTING LINES. AN ESTIMATED 1 PINT OF WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL SYS AFTER THE ACDNT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1987 | Maule M-4-220C | Paradise, California, United States | Donald F. Stanton | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1987 | Maule M-4-210C | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Maule M-4-210C | Burnt Chimney, Virginia, United States | Todd R. Gills | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Maule M-4 | Wellsville, New York, United States | Brian G.rowell | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1986 | Maule M-4-220C | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1986 | Maule M-4-210C | Saluda, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |