# NTSB IAD77FIA18: Maule M-4, N20344, Woodbridge, VA, June 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1977
- Place: Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FIA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1923  77/6/16    WOODBRIDGE VA       MAULE M-4           CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 545
        TIME - 1740                    N20344              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBRIDGE VA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           COPILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           COPILOT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FIRST FLIGHT FOR PILOT AS PIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N20344 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodbridge

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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