# Accident 19750809039569A: Maule M4220C, Hydetown, PA, August 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Hydetown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.6516° N, 79.7241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hydetown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6516&lon=-79.7241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51161, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51161-1976-02-04) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 432 total, 29 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809039569A

## Narrative

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

TREES AND HILLS IN DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC76AN021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN021), Aug 9, 1975: Maule ME4 (N51161), Hydetown, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N51161 (1)

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

- [Accident 19741226041409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741226041409A), Dec 26, 1974: Maule M4220C (N51161), Ann Arbor, MI, Substantial damage. Failed to maintain centerline during rollout,r wheel struck a small snowdrift.

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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