# Accident 19730718027349A: Maule M4210C, Bradenton, FL, July 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Bradenton, FL
- Airport: Palma Sola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 27.4898° N, 82.5768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradenton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4898&lon=-82.5768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51417 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 787 total, 2 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718027349A

## Narrative

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

BUTTON ON FLAP HANDLE WOULD NOT GO DOWN.PLT UNAWARE BRAKES WERE APPLIED DRG GND ROLL.

## 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 MIA74DLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD05), Jul 18, 1973: Maule M4-210 (N51417), Bradenton, FL, 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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