# NTSB FTW77DQG23: Maule 235H, N9066E, Dumas, TX, April 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1977
- Place: Dumas, TX · DUMAS, TX
- Location: 35.8620° N, 101.9650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dumas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8620&lon=-101.9650&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 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DQG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0800   77/4/8    DUMAS,TX            MAULE 235H          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 183
        TIME - 0825                    N9066E              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUMAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TX                 DUMAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT STRUT PARTIALLY COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9066E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9066E), registered now, S/N 7076C, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE 235H
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dumas

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770408011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770408011349A), Apr 8, 1977: Maule M5235C, Dumas, TX, Substantial damage. Left strut partially collapsed.

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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