# NTSB DEN74AD048: Maule M-4C, N9851M, Winston, NM, April 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1974
- Place: Winston, NM · WINSTON, NM
- Location: 33.3461° N, 107.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3461&lon=-107.6487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD048

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9851M-1974-05-21), registration cancelled 1974-05-21, S/N 6C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4C
- Registry model: [Maule M-4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c) (registry code 5460105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9851M (3)

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 LAX74DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM02), Aug 12, 1973: Maule M4 (N9851M), Pine Valley, CA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA70DKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKG24), Apr 10, 1970: Maule M-4C (N9851M), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0127), Aug 26, 1968: Maule M-4C (N9851M), Chattanooga, TN, 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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