# Accident 19951216040749A: Maule M4, Hot Springs, SD, December 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Airport: Hot Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4309° N, 103.4794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4309&lon=-103.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12010, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12010-2012-06-12) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216040749A

## Narrative

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

BLOCKED ENGINE AIR INTAKES TO OBTAIN MORE CABIN HEAT. LOST POWER. UNABLE CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. INSUFFICIENT AIR FLOW. (-23) ON DECEMBER 15, 1995, AT 1800 MST, A MAULE M-4 PILOTED BY THE OWNER FAILED TO DEVELOP FULL POWER DURING TAKE OFF DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE THE PILOT AND 2 PAX INCURRED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT POSSESSES A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI96LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA056), Dec 17, 1995: Maule M-4 (N12010), Hot Springs, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: an unauthorized modification of the air induction system by the pilot.

## Other reports on N12010 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900316007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316007849A), Mar 16, 1990: Maule M4 (N12010), Creston, IA, Substantial damage. Tried to land downwind on a short wet grass runway and slid into a chain link fence. Runway was notamed closed.

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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