Maule M-4 N4170C
12 December 1970 · Newark, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1970 at about 14:30 local time, a Maule M-4 registered N4170C was involved in an accident during in flight near Newark, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Maule M-4
- Registration
- N4170C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hayward, Calif → San Jose, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
APRX PINT OF FUEL-WATER DRAINED ON PREFLT.FUEL-WATER FOUND IN TANKS.NO QUICK DRAIN SYS FOR TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1970 | Maule M-4 | Shannon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1970 | Maule M-4 | Linden, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1970 | Maule M-4 | San Clemnte, California, United States | Turner Interio | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1970 | Maule M-4 | Brandon, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Maule M-4 | Daisy, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1970 | Maule M-4 | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |