# NTSB investigations: Maule M-4-210C: Loss of control - on ground/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL05CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA150.md): Maule M4-210C · OCRACOKE iSLAND, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2005 · N40624 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an on-ground collision with trees. A factor was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB ATL04CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA182.md): Maule M4-210C · Gainesville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 10, 2004 · N270JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-rated passenger's inadvertent interference with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane nosed over.
- [NTSB LAX02LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA145.md): Maule M-4-210C · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 2002 · N51460 · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent activation of the parking brake and locking of the right brake. A contributing factor was the pilot's operation of the aircraft with a known malfunction of the right brake system.
- [NTSB SEA01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA072.md): Maule M-4-210C · Bonners Ferry, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2001 · N51463 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight inspection/preparation of the aircraft by the pilot and consequent foreign object fouling of the rudder control, rendering directional control impossible. A factor was the pilot's distraction/preoccupation with personal problems.
- [NTSB ANC93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA109.md): Maule M4 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1993 · N9872M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's improper taxi speed. A factor in the accident was the rough water.
- [NTSB LAX84LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA414.md): Maule M-4-210C · Jackson, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1984 · N40692 · Substantial damage
  > During arrival, the plt observed the wind sock indicating a wind from the west at about 15 KTS. He entered the traffic pattern & landed on rwy 19. After touchdown, the acft encountered a gust of wind, ground looped & went off the right side of the rwy,…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5460112')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5460112&occurrence=260

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