# Accident 19851014052419A: Maule M4C, Blue Earth, MN, October 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Blue Earth, MN
- Airport: Blue Earth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6301° N, 94.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6301&lon=-94.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9845M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9845M) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851014052419A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER AFTER WHEEL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND.  WHEEL PARTS LOCATED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI86LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA011), Oct 14, 1985: Maule M-4C (N9845M), Blue Earth, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9845M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740926033469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740926033469A), Sep 26, 1974: Maule M4C (N9845M), Easton, MD, Substantial damage. Prev flt exp in tri-gr acft.

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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