# NTSB CHI69D0323: Maule M-4, N9826M, Midway, KY, October 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1968
- Place: Midway, KY · MIDWAY, KY
- Location: 38.1465° N, 84.6861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midway, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1465&lon=-84.6861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0323
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0323

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3777  68/10/26   MIDWAY,KY           MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 253
        TIME - 1640                    N9826M              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALDEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES DURING LOW APPCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9826M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9826M), registered now, S/N 1010C, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walden

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.

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