Event CHI86LA011

1985-10-14 BLUE EARTH, Minnesota, United States Airport · BYO None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N9845M

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

MAULE M-4C

Year of manufacture

1966 · 19 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19660926

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ADBD13

Registrant of record

RICHARDSON RONALD W TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9845M Maule M-4C None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER DEPARTING THE RWY FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE CFI STATED THAT AS THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED THE RWY THE ACFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND FULL LEFT RUDDER CAUSING THELEFT WHEEL RIM TO FAIL. THE ACFT THEN CONTINUED OFF THE RWY WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RWY 16 WITH WINDS FROM 240 DEGS AT 12 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI86LA011.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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