Maule M4220C N2005U
24 December 1973 · Cordele, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1973 at about 13:30 local time, a Maule M4220C registered N2005U was involved in an accident during in flight near Cordele, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cordele, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Maule M4220C
- Registration
- N2005U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Austin, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3687
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT CIRCLING OVER HIS RANCH, LOST CTL.RECOVERED JUST BFOR IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M4220C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1973 | Maule M4220C | La Junta, Colorado, United States | Keith Supply, I | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1973 | Maule M4220C | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1973 | Maule M4220C | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | American Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1973 | Maule M4220C | Ranger, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1973 | Maule M4220C | Ft George, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1973 | Maule M4220C | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |