# Accident 19760314007789A: Maule M4220C, Brookhaven, NY, March 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1976
- Place: Brookhaven, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40331, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40331) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 31 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760314007789A

## Narrative

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

L XWIND-ACFT WEATHER VANED INTO WIND.

## 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 NYC76FHJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ17), Mar 14, 1976: Maule M4220C (N40331), Brookhaven, NY, substantial damage

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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