# NTSB OAK68D0194: Maule M4-210, N9843M, Tulelake, CA, October 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1967
- Place: Tulelake, CA · TULELAKE, CA
- Location: 41.9535° N, 121.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulelake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9535&lon=-121.4749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0194
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0194

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3772  67/10/21   TULELAKE,CALIF      MAULE M4-210        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2050
        TIME - 1630                    N9843M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULELAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND VARIABLE 16K GUSTING TO 20K. PLT HAD 5 HRS IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT.
```

## 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 M4-210
- 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: Tulelake

## 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 NYC71DHM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHM16), Jan 31, 1971: Maule M4 (N9843M), Ellenville, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70FHM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHM13), Apr 8, 1970: Maule M-4 (N9843M), Linden, NJ, 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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