# NTSB MKC79FA028: Maule M-4, N2078U, Bowman, ND, May 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1979
- Place: Bowman, ND · BOWMAN, ND
- Location: 46.1843° N, 103.4029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowman, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1843&lon=-103.4029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA028

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2078U-1980-11-10), registration cancelled 1980-11-10, S/N 2071C, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790503011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503011469A), May 3, 1979: Maule M4, Bowman, ND, Destroyed. Pilot searching for cattle. Aircraft impacted the ground at high rate of speed.

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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