# NTSB FTW70F0169: Maule M-4, N2041U, Sugarland, TX, August 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1969
- Place: Sugarland, TX · SUGARLAND, TX
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0169

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3488   69/8/9    SUGARLAND,TEX       MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2041U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHARTON,TEX                 SUGARLAND,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2041U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2041U-2012-09-11), registration cancelled 2012-09-11, S/N 1080C, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- 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: Hull

## Other investigations on N2041U (2)

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 ANC75FAG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG29), Sep 6, 1974: Maule M-4 (N2041U), Seldovia, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA71DKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ28), Nov 8, 1970: Maule M4-210 (N2041U), Gadsden, AL, 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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