# Accident 19930918034789A: Maule M4210C, Staunton, VA, September 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1993, 14:02 local time
- Place: Staunton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1494° N, 79.0609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1494&lon=-79.0609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2026U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2026U-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930918034789A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TOW GLIDER FROM SMALL FIELD DOWNWIND. FAILED GAIN ALTITUDE ON TOW. HIT EMBANKMENT. FAULTY JUDGEMENT.

## 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 BFO93FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA178), Sep 18, 1993: Maule M-4-210C (N2026U), Staunton, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE EMBANKMENT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND ON TAKEOFF AND RISING TERRAIN AT THE…

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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