# Accident 19770627016809A: Maule M4180C, Weed, CA, June 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1977
- Place: Weed, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.4121° N, 122.3810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weed, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4121&lon=-122.3810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2037U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2037U-1993-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-180C (registry code 5460132, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4180C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 109 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627016809A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR DEER 50-100FT ABOVE TREE TOPS.UNABLE TO REACH MEADOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK77DVG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG47), Jun 27, 1977: Maule M-4 (N2037U), Weed, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N2037U (2)

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

- [Accident 19860316006479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316006479A), Mar 16, 1986: Maule M4180C (N2037U), Orchards, WA, Destroyed. Loss of power after takeoff. Struck lines, truck and residence on forced landing. Fuel selector in wrong position.
- [Accident 19750309003319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750309003319A), Mar 9, 1975: Maule M4180C (N2037U), Mesquite, NV, Destroyed

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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