# N40307: 1971 Maule M-4-220C, registration cancelled 2014-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A23), [TCDS E9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2082C
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1978
- Last registry action: May 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A4BA3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Curtis Don E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURTIS%20DON%20E)
- Location: [Long Creek, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Long%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7769° N, 119.1180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97856, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40307
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40307
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40307-2014-10-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Maule M-4-220C: https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA79DYM59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM59), Aug 19, 1979: Maule M4220C (N40307), Bates, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75DXQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ25), Sep 15, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40307), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ27), Sep 4, 1971: Maule M-4 (N40307), Newton, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19790819030279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819030279A), Aug 19, 1979: Maule M4220C (N40307), Bates, OR, Substantial damage. Lost student pilot ran into conditions of dusk, thunderstorms, lowering clouds. Landed in river bed. Hit ditch.
- [Accident 19740915029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915029909A), Sep 15, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40307), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Plt thought ldg was on dry lake bed.

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