# NTSB LAX75DUG32: Maule BD-4, N4162C, Big Bear City, CA, February 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1975
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0094   75/2/6    BIG BEAR CITY,CA    MAULE BD-4          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1530                    N4162C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  8500 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG BEAR CITY,CA            PALM SPRINGS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  15000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PWR DECAY.LNDD IN SMALL OPEN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4162C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4162C-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 10, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE BD-4
- Registry model: [Maule BEE DEE M-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-bee-dee-m-4) (registry code 5460102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750206002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750206002279A), Feb 6, 1975: Maule BEEDEEM4, Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Pwr decay. Lndd in small open fld.

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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