MKC79FA028

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4 · Bowman, ND · May 3, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 3, 1979
Place
Bowman, ND · BOWMAN, ND
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2078UMaule M-4
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790503011469A
Case key
136020

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0870   79/5/3  NR.BOWMAN,ND          MAULE M-4           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2078U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKER,MT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N2078U
Reported as
Maule M-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.