# NTSB DEN71DQA10: Maule M4-220, N2049U, Scholle, NM, September 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1970
- Place: Scholle, NM · SCHOLLE, NM
- Location: 34.4276° N, 106.4167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scholle, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4276&lon=-106.4167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3606   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2049U), registered now, S/N 2044C, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4-220
- 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

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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