- Date
- April 10, 1974
- Place
- Winston, NM · WINSTON, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9851MMaule M-4C
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186480
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0639 74/4/10 WINSTON,N MEX MAULE M-4C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2000 TIME - UNK/NR N9851M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACDT DATE PRESUMED.WRECKAGE FOUND 4/10/74.ACFT OVER MAX GWT.770LB NARCOTICS ON BOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9851M
- Reported as
- Maule M-4C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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