# NTSB LAX79DUJ30: Maule M4220C, N3ML, Pearce, AZ, January 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1979
- Place: Pearce, AZ · PEARCE, AZ
- Location: 31.9051° N, 109.8206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearce, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9051&lon=-109.8206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0010   79/1/1    PEARCE,AZ           MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 516
        TIME - 1750                    N3ML                PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNSITES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEARCE,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3ML](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3ML), registered now, S/N 2048C, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A&6V335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (registry code 27020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunsites

## 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 19790101000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000099A), Jan 1, 1979: Maule M4, Pearce, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck wires while landing on a roadway.

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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