OAK72DVA05

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4 · Lone Pine, CA · July 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1972
Place
Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N40319Maule M-4
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201443

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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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3-2080   72/7/9    LONE PINE,CALIF     MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 790
        TIME - 1300                    N40319              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUNNEL MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CALIF                LONE PINE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N40319
Reported as
Maule M-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tunnel Meadows

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.

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