# Accident 19780801021519A: Maule M4T, West Helena, AR, August 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: West Helena, AR
- Airport: Thompson-Robbins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.5765° N, 90.6759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMPSON-ROBBINS (HEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5765&lon=-90.6759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779EB-1989-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 6 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801021519A

## 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 FTW78DPG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG71), Aug 1, 1978: Maule M-5 (N779EB), West Helena, AR, substantial damage

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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