# Accident 19730923037209A: Maule M4220C, Bethel, AK, September 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Kisaralik River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40319, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40319) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 10 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923037209A

## Narrative

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

RWY LARGE ROCK GRAVEL 20 FT WIDE.LEFT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON LEFT SHOULDER.15 FT TREES AT END RWY.

## 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 ANC74DAG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG57), Sep 23, 1973: Maule M4220C (N40319), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40319 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740810025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810025899A), Aug 10, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40319), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd long to avoid puddle at rwy mid point.

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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