CHI71DEC54

NTSB accident investigation · Maule 4-220C · Napoleon, MI · March 31, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 31, 1971
Place
Napoleon, MI · NAPOLEON, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2012UMaule 4-220C
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160800

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2039  71/3/31    NAPOLEON,MICH       MAULE 4-220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2012U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLAND FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPOLEON,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- R WHEEL ENTRD SOFT AREA DRG LDG ROLL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2012U
Reported as
Maule 4-220C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Holland Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.