Maule M-4 N4718T

Summary

On 2 June 2021 at about 16:05 local time, a Maule M-4 registered N4718T, operated by David R Arcand, was involved in an accident near Cascade, Idaho, United States. One person was 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.

Date

2 June 2021 at 16:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Cascade, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Mahoney Creek Usfs (0U3)

Coordinates

44.7446, -114.9214

Aircraft

Maule M-4

Registration

N4718T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

David R Arcand

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldier Bar → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA229

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a ditch, which resulted in impact with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after landing, and during taxi to the end of the runway to turn around to park, he did not see a deep steep ditch at the end of the runway. The airplane traveled into the ditch as the pilot applied full right rudder and full right brake in an attempt to turn, however, the airplane continued to slide into the ditch where the left-wing impact terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.