# NTSB MIA76DKG03: Maule M-4, N12019, Bowdon, GA, July 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1975
- Place: Bowdon, GA · BOWDON, GA
- Location: 33.5378° N, 85.2540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowdon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5378&lon=-85.2540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2245  75/7/11    BOWDON,GA           MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 224
        TIME - 1940                    N12019              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARDSTOWN,KY                COLUMBUS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PLT MADE ABRUPT CTL MVMT TO AVOID PWRLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12019](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12019-2021-01-30), registration cancelled 2021-01-30, S/N 29, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (registry code 5460104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750711024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750711024039A), Jul 11, 1975: Maule M4, Bowdon, GA, Substantial damage. Plt made abrupt ctl mvmt to avoid pwrline.

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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