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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule M4 · Virginia Dale, CO · August 16, 1979

Date
August 16, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Virginia Dale, CO
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9843M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79DTE78
Reported as
Maule M4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
307 total307 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made hard landing,broke landing gear shock cords. Bent fuselage. Improper level off.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING,BROKE LANDING GEAR SHOCK CORDS. BENT FUSELAGE. IMPROPER LEVEL OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.