# Accident 19850817039259A: Maule M4220C, Somers, NY, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 12:10 local time
- Place: Somers, NY
- Airport: Mahopac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3305° N, 73.6891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3305&lon=-73.6891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40326, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40326) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 54 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FHJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039259A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING GO AROUND AFTER FAST APPROACH TO GRAVEL STRIP.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND NOSED 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 NYC85FHJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ05), Aug 17, 1985: Maule M-4-220C (N40326), Somers, NY, destroyed

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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