# NTSB MIA72DKG81: Maule M4-220, N40301, Pine Mountain, GA, March 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1972
- Place: Pine Mountain, GA · PINE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Location: 32.8559° N, 84.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8559&lon=-84.8520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKG81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1527  72/3/12    PINE MOUNTAIN,GA    MAULE M4-220        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N40301              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDENS-HARRIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE MOUNTAIN,GA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40301 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4-220
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gardens-Harris

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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