# Accident 19750214004729A: Maule M4220C, Chiraco Summit, CA, February 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1975
- Place: Chiraco Summit, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.6609° N, 115.7214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chiriaco Summit, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6609&lon=-115.7214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40654-2015-05-05) (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
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 191 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750214004729A

## Narrative

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

ENG FAILED INTERNALLY.

## 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 LAX75DUG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG34), Feb 14, 1975: Maule M4220C (N40654), Chiraco Summit, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40654 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970614014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614014119A), Jun 14, 1997: Maule M4220C (N40654), Gualala, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft struck trees and crashed on landing.

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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