# NTSB NYC71DHM16: Maule M4, N9843M, Ellenville, NY, January 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1971
- Place: Ellenville, NY · ELLENVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.7047° N, 74.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellenville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7047&lon=-74.3622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0275  71/1/31    ELLENVILLE,NY       MAULE M4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 124
        TIME - 1515                    N9843M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANNEL MASTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELLENVILLE,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9843M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9843M-2023-03-04), registration cancelled 2023-03-04, S/N 1026C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Channel Master

## Other investigations on N9843M (3)

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.

- [NTSB DEN79DTE78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE78), Aug 16, 1979: Maule M4-210 (N9843M), Virginia Dale, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70FHM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHM13), Apr 8, 1970: Maule M-4 (N9843M), Linden, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68D0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0194), Oct 21, 1967: Maule M4-210 (N9843M), Tulelake, CA, substantial damage

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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