# NTSB MIA74AM080: Maule M-4, Arcadia, FL, March 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: March 15, 1974
- Place: Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, May 31, 1974
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0823  74/3/15    ARCADIA,FLA         MAULE M-4           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 4140
        TIME - 1930                    N9809M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1836 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUCHULA,FLA                LABELLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    30000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO AREA OF TSTM ACTIVITY.PLT TIME TO 7/31/73.FT MYERS WX-38MILES SW.
```

## Sequence of events

- Uncontrolled descent

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9809M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9809M-1974-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19740315013599A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740315013599A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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