SEA70D0124

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4 · Great Falls, MT · December 9, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1969
Place
Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9830MMaule M-4
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145229

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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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3-4526   69/12/9   GREAT FALLS,MONT    MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 191
        TIME - 1049                    N9830M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GTF INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT FALLS,MONT            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N9830M
Reported as
Maule M-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gtf Intl

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.