# NTSB SEA77FTA28: Maule M4, N12011, Hardin, MT, August 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1977
- Place: Hardin, MT · HARDIN, MT
- Location: 45.7423° N, 107.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardin, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7423&lon=-107.6083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1665  77/8/12    HARDIN,MT           MAULE M4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6000
        TIME - 1600                    N12011              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNPREPARED STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARDIN,MT                   MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           90                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- 8 INCH STUBBLE ON FIELD.HIT DITCH AT FAR END.DENSITY ALT ABT 5500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12011](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12011), registered now, S/N 21 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- 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: Unprepared Strip

## 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 19770812018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770812018899A), Aug 12, 1977: Maule M4, Hardin, MT, Substantial damage. 8 Inch stubble on field. Hit ditch at FAR end. Density alt abt 5500FT.

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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