# Accident 19750903030389A: Maule M4220C, Ruth, CA, September 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1975
- Place: Ruth, CA
- Airport: Ruth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.2115° N, 123.2977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUTH (T42), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2115&lon=-123.2977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40635, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40635) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,607 total, 209 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750903030389A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK76DVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG20), Sep 3, 1975: Maule M4220C (N40635), Ruth, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40635 (1)

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

- [Accident 20230318003179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230318003179A), Mar 18, 2023: Maule M-4-220C (N40635), Santa Ynez, CA, Substantial damage. Departed runway 26 entered left crosswind once leveled off between 400 to 600 feet engine stopped running. Lowered nose, to keep from stalling, returned back…

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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