# NTSB CHI75DEP27: Maule M4220C, N51436, Eagle River, WI, October 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1974
- Place: Eagle River, WI · EAGLE RIVER, WI
- Location: 45.9247° N, 89.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9247&lon=-89.2578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3156   74/10/8   EAGLE RIVER,WIS     MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 390
        TIME - 1430                    N51436              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE RIVER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IRON MOUNTAIN,MICH          EAGLE RIVER,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK RWY LGT.WIND GUSTING 18K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51436](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51436), registered now, S/N 1101C, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- 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: Eagle River Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741008035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741008035239A), Oct 8, 1974: Maule M4210C, Eagle River, WI, Substantial damage. Struck rwy lgt. Wind gusting 18K.

## Other investigations on N51436 (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 BFO87LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA051), Aug 9, 1987: Maule M-4-210C (N51436), Burnt Chimney, VA, destroyed

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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