# Accident 19890519012439A: Maule M4, Castleton, NY, May 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Castleton, NY
- Airport: Castleton On Hudson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5300° N, 73.7008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5300&lon=-73.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4713T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4713T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 113 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519012439A

## Narrative

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

MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON CLOSED GRASS STRIP. HAD A STRIP MOWED BUT UNABLE TO LIFT FROM SOFT FIELD. 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 NYC89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA134), May 19, 1989: Maule M-4 (N4713T), Csttltn-Hdsn, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE WET, SOFT GRASS.

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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