# NTSB CHI71DEC54: Maule 4-220C, N2012U, Napoleon, MI, March 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1971
- Place: Napoleon, MI · NAPOLEON, MI
- Location: 42.1645° N, 84.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napoleon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1645&lon=-84.2438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEC54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEC54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2012U), registered now, S/N 2011C, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE 4-220C
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Holland Field

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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