# NTSB Accident CHI94LA153
> **MAULE M-4** · 1994-05-09 · SALINA, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA153
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01234
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-05-09
- **Location:** SALINA, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.810394, -97.610023
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MAULE
- **Model:** M-4
- **Registration:** N12016
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP/SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

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