Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
NTSB analysis
The private pilot was returning from a short personal flight when the engine stopped producing power. The pilot was unable to maintain altitude and landed short of the runway and flipped over. The engine was test run using the airplane's existing fuel system. The engine started and ran through its entire powerband without hesitation. A functional test of the carburetor heat and both magnetos were normal, and all engine gauges indicated normal readings. No mechanical deficiencies were noted with the engine or the fuel system. The cause of the power loss could not be determined.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10LA136 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 14, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- La Porte, Texas
- Nearest airport
- La Porte Municipal (T41)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Maule M-5-235C
- N-number
- N56347
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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