# Accident 19731126036699A: Maule M4220C, Gillette, WY, November 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1973
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Campbell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2080U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2080U-2024-06-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 737 total, 27 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731126036699A

## Narrative

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

PLT WAS OPERATING ACFT IN LOW FUEL STATE.WIRE FENCE APPROX 250FT FROM END OF 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 DEN74DTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC21), Nov 26, 1973: Maule M4220C (N2080U), Gillette, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2080U (1)

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

- [Accident 19740306003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740306003329A), Mar 6, 1974: Maule M4220C (N2080U), WY, 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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