# NTSB Accident SEA01LA072
> **Maule M-4-210C** · 2001-04-16 · Bonners Ferry, ID, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA01LA072
- **Event ID:** 20010420X00784
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-16
- **Location:** Bonners Ferry, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.749992, -116.510665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-4-210C
- **Registration:** N51463
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate preflight inspection/preparation of the aircraft by the pilot and consequent foreign object fouling of the rudder control, rendering directional control impossible.  A factor was the pilot's distraction/preoccupation with personal problems.

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