# NTSB OAK75FVW15: Maule M-4, N2037U, Mesquite, NV, March 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1975
- Place: Mesquite, NV · MESQUITE, NV
- Location: 36.8055° N, 114.0672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8055&lon=-114.0672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVW15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVW15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2037U-1993-08-02), registration cancelled 1993-08-02, S/N 3001C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-180c) (registry code 5460132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mesquite

## 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 19750309003319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750309003319A), Mar 9, 1975: Maule M4180C, Mesquite, NV, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2037U (2)

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 SEA86LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA078), Mar 16, 1986: Maule M-4-180C (N2037U), Orchards, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK77DVG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG47), Jun 27, 1977: Maule M-4 (N2037U), Weed, CA, destroyed

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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