# Accident 19740408008339A: Maule M4C, Winston, NM, April 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1974
- Place: Winston, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 33.3461° N, 107.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3461&lon=-107.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9851M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9851M-1974-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4C (registry code 5460105, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408008339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACDT DATE PRESUMED.WRECKAGE FOUND 4/10/74.ACFT OVER MAX GWT.770LB NARCOTICS ON BOARD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9851M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730811026079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811026079A), Aug 11, 1973: Maule M4C (N9851M), Pine Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Plt assumed oil problem from temp gage. Later inves found sys ok.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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