# Accident 19800326009339A: Maule M4C, Bowling Green, FL, March 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6378° N, 81.8248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6378&lon=-81.8248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9871M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9871M-2019-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4C (registry code 5460105, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326009339A

## Narrative

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

MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN SHORT PRIVATE AIRPORT. BRAKED TOO HARD. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 MIA80FLD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD49), Mar 26, 1980: Maule M4C (N9871M), Bowling Green, FL, 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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