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BFO86FID05

1986-05-31 · SALUDA, Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport W75

Current FAA registration · N9861M

Make / Model
MAULE M-4-210C
Year of manufacture
1967 · 19 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19671023
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ADC3F5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APCH, THE ACFT STRUCK THE TOP SIDE OF A VAN WHICH WAS ON A ROAD OFF THE APCH END OF THE RWY. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF AND THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT IN A GRASS AREA ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PLT REPORTED THAT A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED DURING FINAL APCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_BFO86FID05.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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