# NTSB SEA68D0156: Maule M-4, N12010, Moore, MT, August 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1967
- Place: Moore, MT · MOORE, MT
- Location: 46.9750° N, 109.6951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moore, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9750&lon=-109.6951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4418  67/8/24    MOORE,MONT          MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 526
        TIME - 1923                    N12010              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK ROCK PILE.GRASS ON STRIP 10-12IN HIGH.EXCESSIVE NOSE LOW ELEVATOR TRIM SETTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12010](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12010-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 20, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (registry code 5460104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moore

## Other investigations on N12010 (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 CHI96LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA056), Dec 17, 1995: Maule M-4 (N12010), Hot Springs, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: an unauthorized modification of the air induction system by the pilot.
- [NTSB MKC90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA068), Mar 16, 1990: Maule M4 (N12010), Creston, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO GO-AROUND WHILE HE HAD SUFFICIENT SPEED AND RUNWAY TO DO SO. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GUSTY TAILWIND AND WET RUNWAY…

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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