# Accident 19731218042169A: Maule M4220C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1973
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2034U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2034U-2012-08-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74D5T43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74D5T43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731218042169A

## Narrative

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

FUSELAGE BUCKLED AT R LDG GR ATTACH POINT,GR AND WING DMGD.

## 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 MIA74D5T43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74D5T43), Dec 18, 1973: Maule M4-220 (N2034U), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2034U (1)

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

- [Accident 19770616016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770616016739A), Jun 16, 1977: Maule M4220C (N2034U), VA, 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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