- Date
- December 18, 1973
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2034UMaule M4-220
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731218042169A
- Case key
- 187403
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3990 73/12/18 FT LAUDERDALE,FLA MAULE M4-220 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 366 TIME - 1500 N2034U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE INT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW SMYRNA BEACH,FLA FT LAUDERDALE,FLA 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 REMARKS- FUSELAGE BUCKLED AT R LDG GR ATTACH POINT,GR AND WING DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2034U
- Reported as
- Maule M4-220
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft Lauderdale Int
N2034URegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Maule M-4-220CAirframe modelMaule M-4-220CEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2034U · 1
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