Aviation Crash Map

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.

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