# Accident 19790503011469A: Maule M4, Bowman, ND, May 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1979, 07:40 local time
- Place: Bowman, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1843° N, 103.4029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowman, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1843&lon=-103.4029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2078U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2078U-1980-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503011469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SEARCHING FOR CATTLE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

## 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 MKC79FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA028), May 3, 1979: Maule M-4 (N2078U), Bowman, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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