# NTSB MIA72FKG70: Maule M-4, N2052U, Statesboro, GA, December 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1971
- Place: Statesboro, GA · STATESBORO, GA
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4477  71/12/24   STATESBORO,GA       MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1755
        TIME - 1720                    N2052U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESBORO MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- TROUGH BOLT ON WHL ASSEMBLY FAILED,WHL LOCKED,ACFT NSD OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2052U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Statesboro Mun

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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