# NTSB LAX81FA033: Maule M-4, N9844M, Globe, AZ, January 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1981
- Place: Globe, AZ · GLOBE, AZ
- Location: 33.3937° N, 110.7412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Globe, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3937&lon=-110.7412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0544  81/1/11  NR.GLOBE,AZ           MAULE M-4           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N9844M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHOW LOW,AZ                 MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/12/81.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9844M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9844M-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 1028C, built 1966 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810111002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810111002639A), Jan 11, 1981: Maule M4210C, Globe, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot continued flight into deteriorating weather and crashed into uphill slope.

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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