# Accident 19731224040209A: Maule M4220C, Cordele, TX, December 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1973
- Place: Cordele, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 29.1350° N, 96.6300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordele, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1350&lon=-96.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2005U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2005U-1974-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 61 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731224040209A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW74FRA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA21), Dec 24, 1973: Maule M4220C (N2005U), Cordele, TX, destroyed

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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