Excessive wear of the left brake liners which reduced brake effectiveness resulting in a runway excursion.
NTSB
Maule flips twice when pilot tries to avoid deer on the runway
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while attempting to avoid a deer during landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
Stuck intake valve takes down Champion
About 15 minutes into the flight, the engine lost power. He established best glide airspeed and turned the airplane towards land.
Accident Case Study: Hazardous Attitudes
The video recreates the events that led a Cessna 414 Chancellor to crash shortly after departing Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL) in California on its way to Minden, Nevada, 320 nautical miles to the north.
Pilot crashes after failing to consider density altitude
The pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning and his decision not to utilize all available runway during high density altitude operations which led to an inflight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain.
Stressed pilot panics when plane begins rolling forward
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the attempted engine start.
Pilot crashes into yard after running out of fuel
The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Plane crashes after CFI takes controls without telling student
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane following an unannounced transfer of flight control during takeoff.
Plane crashes after mechanic incorrectly rigs aileron control cables
The mechanic’s incorrect rigging of the aileron control cables, which resulted in a reversal of aileron control inputs applied by the pilot during the takeoff. Also causal was the mechanic’s inadequate post-maintenance inspection and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and before takeoff check, which failed to detect the misrigging.