# Accident 19730225004409A: Maule M4T, La Junta, CO, February 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1973
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Airport: La Junta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.0500° N, 103.5097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA JUNTA MUNI (LHX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0500&lon=-103.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40634, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40634) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 67 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730225004409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 DEN73DTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE61), Feb 25, 1973: Maule M4220C (N40634), La Junta, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40634 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19961124041939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961124041939I), Nov 24, 1996: Maule M4220C (N40634), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Swerved on landing. Slid sideways. Broke off left gear. Found bent brake disc. Tire scraped. Possible rock damage.
- [Incident 19950816032389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950816032389I), Aug 16, 1995: Maule M4220C (N40634), Gerlach, NV, Minor damage. Landed at abandoned Private strip. Struck a ditch accross runway and ground looped. Other ditch accross runway.
- [Accident 19730721019579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721019579A), Jul 21, 1973: Maule M4T (N40634), Reno, NV, Substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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