# Accident 19911108049989A: Maule M4220C, Coolidge, AZ, November 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1991, 08:10 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Airport: Valley Farms Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9937° N, 111.4510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Valley Farms Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9937&lon=-111.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40625, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40625-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 701 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108049989A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFTOFF FROM DIP IN RUNWAY. UNCONTROLLED DRIFT OFF RUNWAY DUE CROSSWIND. SETTLED AND STRUCK A DITCH.

## 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 LAX92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA040), Nov 8, 1991: Maule M4-220C (N40625), Coolidge, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN DUE TO INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## Other reports on N40625 (4)

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

- [Accident 20110910020109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910020109A), Sep 10, 2011: Maule M-4-220C (N40625), Showlow, AZ, Substantial damage. Airman was attempting to land a tail wheel airplane. After touchdown the left wing came up and the aircraft turned right. The airman applied power and leveled…
- [Accident 19820420024089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820420024089A), Apr 20, 1982: Maule M4 (N40625), Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Ran off runway through brush into a ditch.
- [Incident 19810413025559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413025559I), Apr 13, 1981: Maule M4 (N40625), Yuma, AZ, Minor damage. Student pilot braked too hard on rollout, aircraft tipped up.
- [Incident 19810126020339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810126020339I), Jan 26, 1981: Maule M4220C (N40625), Yuma, AZ, Minor damage. During rollout aircraft tipped up on wing tip due to crosswind and wake turbulence.

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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