# Accident 19790816019809A: Maule M4, Virginia Dale, CO, August 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Virginia Dale, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9843M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9843M-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 307 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816019809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN79DTE78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE78), Aug 16, 1979: Maule M4-210 (N9843M), Virginia Dale, CO, 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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