Maule M-4-210 N4621T
13 December 2003 · Elbert, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 2003 at about 17:00 local time, a Maule M-4-210 registered N4621T was involved in an accident near Elbert, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elbert, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Lazy D Ranch (CO49)
- Coordinates
- 39.1625, -104.5347
- Aircraft
- Maule M-4-210
- Registration
- N4621T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Calhan → Elbert
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- DEN04LA029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A contributing factor was his inexperience in aircraft type.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he had received an endorsement to fly conventional (tail wheel, fixed landing gear) landing gear airplanes earlier in the week. He and his wife were returning to their home airport after refueling the airplane at another nearby airport. He made a three-point landing to the south. As the airplane was rolling out on the dirt runway, it veered left onto a plowed field and nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2003 | Maule M-4 | Kobuk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2003 | Maule M-4-220C | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2002 | Maule M-4-210 | Creede, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2002 | Maule M-4-210C | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2005 | Maule M-4-220C | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2001 | Maule M-4-210C | Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2003 | Aerostar RX-8 | Snowmass Villag, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Delta, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Beechcraft S35 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Peter J. Vercouteren | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Erie, Colorado, United States | Specialty Flight Training, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Beechcraft E-90 | Kremmling, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172P | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |