- Date
- March 9, 1975
- Place
- Mesquite, NV · MESQUITE, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2037UMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750309003319A
- Case key
- 148017
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0272 75/3/9 MESQUITE,NV MAULE M-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1315 N2037U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 29, 1830 TOTAL HOURS, 850 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MESQUITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.GEORGE,ID MESQUITE,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2037U
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mesquite
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2037U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA86LA078Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrchards, WAThe pilot inadvertently placed the fuel selector to a non-tank position. During initial climb at about 400 m.s.l. a total loss of power occurred. During forced landing the aircraft struck telephone lines, a patio roof, and a parked unoccupied pickup truck.NTSB OAK77DVG47Accident · No injuriesClosedWeed, CA