# Accident 19740602014159A: Maule M4220C, Dove Creek, CO, June 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Dove Creek, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.7668° N, 108.9072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dove Creek, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7668&lon=-108.9072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40332, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40332-2012-11-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 493 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602014159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LOW PASS TO OBSERVE DEER & LOST CTL. DENSITY ALT ABT 10500 FT.

## 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 DEN74FTE82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE82), Jun 2, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40332), Dove Creek, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40332 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790822027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822027739A), Aug 22, 1979: Maule M4 (N40332), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. FAA flight test evaluation of engine. Engine failed on approach to landing, resulting in crash short of runway.

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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