# Accident 19740915029909A: Maule M4220C, Reno, NV, September 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40307-2014-10-06) (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: 600 total, 350 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DXQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915029909A

## Narrative

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

PLT THOUGHT LDG WAS ON DRY LAKE BED.

## 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 OAK75DXQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ25), Sep 15, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40307), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40307 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790819030279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819030279A), Aug 19, 1979: Maule M4220C (N40307), Bates, OR, Substantial damage. Lost student pilot ran into conditions of dusk, thunderstorms, lowering clouds. Landed in river bed. Hit ditch.

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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