# Accident 19780327005229A: Maule M4, Sedalia, MO, March 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1978
- Place: Sedalia, MO
- Airport: Sedalia Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.7074° N, 93.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEDALIA RGNL (DMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7074&lon=-93.1759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12026, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 501 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327005229A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78FCG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG22), Mar 27, 1978: Maule M-4 (N12026), Sedalia, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12026 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120710014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710014179A), Jul 10, 2012: Maule M-4 (N12026), Springfield, MN, Substantial damage. During the wheel landing, as the pilot was setting the tailwheel down, the aircraft veered right. As a result, the left wintip dragged on the runway and the…

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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