# Accident 19740401007889A: Maule M4220C, Brighton, CO, April 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1974
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40694, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4C (registry code 5460105, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 49 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740401007889A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WET AND RUTTED SOD FIELD.FUEL QTY IND INACCURATE.

## 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 DEN74FTE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE62), Apr 1, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40694), Brighton, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40694 (2)

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

- [Incident 20210201000499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210201000499I), Feb 1, 2021: Maule M-4C (N40694), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. On February 1st, 2021 at approximately 1120 MST N40694, a Maule M-4C ground looped after landing on runway 35 at Greeley-Weld County Airport (kgxy), in…
- [Incident 19780517035029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517035029I), May 17, 1978: Maule M4220C (N40694), Smyrna, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit in flight. Flipped over after landing in soft ground.

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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