DEN71DQA10

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M4-220 · Scholle, NM · September 2, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1970
Place
Scholle, NM · SCHOLLE, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2049UMaule M4-220
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
128785

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

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

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3606   70/9/2    SCHOLLE,N MEX       MAULE M4-220        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 337
        TIME - 0730                    N2049U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELEN,N MEX                 SCHOLLE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT CKD ROAD FROM AIR BEFORE LDG.THOUGHT CLEARED AREA WIDE ENOUGH.WING TIP HIT TREE ALONGSIDE ROAD

Aircraft

Registration
N2049U
Reported as
Maule M4-220
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.