MIA67D0068

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4 · Decatur, AL · June 22, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1966
Place
Decatur, AL · DECATUR, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9814MMaule M-4
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170824

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1720  66/6/22    DECATUR ALA         MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 118
        TIME - 1745                    N9814M              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRYOR FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N9814M
Reported as
Maule M-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pryor Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.