# NTSB MIA70DKG24: Maule M-4C, N9851M, Chamblee, GA, April 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1970
- Place: Chamblee, GA · CHAMBLEE, GA
- Location: 33.8811° N, 84.3017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamblee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8811&lon=-84.3017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1109  70/4/10    CHAMBLEE,GA         MAULE M-4C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 200
        TIME - 1720                    N9851M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEACHTREE-DEKALB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOULTRIE,GA                 CHAMBLEE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL FAILED INTERNALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9851M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9851M-1974-05-21), registration cancelled 1974-05-21, S/N 6C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4C
- Registry model: [Maule M-4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c) (registry code 5460105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peachtree-Dekalb

## Other investigations on N9851M (3)

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.

- [NTSB DEN74AD048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD048), Apr 10, 1974: Maule M-4C (N9851M), Winston, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX74DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM02), Aug 12, 1973: Maule M4 (N9851M), Pine Valley, CA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0127), Aug 26, 1968: Maule M-4C (N9851M), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage

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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