Mader WAG-AERO 2+2 N6272A

Summary

On 24 May 1998 at about 16:07 local time, a Mader WAG-AERO 2+2 registered N6272A was involved in an accident near Hurricane, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 May 1998 at 16:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Hurricane, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Hurricane (1L8)

Coordinates

37.2604, -113.2696

Aircraft

Mader WAG-AERO 2+2

Registration

N6272A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hurricane → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA241

Nobody was injured.

An encounter with high vegetation and unsuitable terrain during a forced landing. A factor was a partial failure of the engine's exhaust stack during flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. While on downwind, the engine began to run rough, and smoke entered the cabin from underneath the instrument panel. He turned off the electrical system, then executed a forced landing in an unplowed wheat field. Upon touchdown, the landing gear became entangled with wheat, causing the aircraft to nose over. Postaccident examination of the aircraft's engine revealed that the exhaust stack had fractured, allowing exhaust gases to envelope a fuel line.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.