# Accident 19790101000099A: Maule M4, Pearce, AZ, January 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Pearce, AZ
- Airport: Sunsites
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9539° N, 109.8545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sunsites Airport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9539&lon=-109.8545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 22 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES WHILE LANDING ON A ROADWAY.

## 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 LAX79DUJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ30), Jan 1, 1979: Maule M4220C (N3ML), Pearce, AZ, 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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