# Accident 19760526015389A: Maule M4220C, Gainesville, FL, May 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1976
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.6900° N, 82.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINESVILLE RGNL (GNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6900&lon=-82.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2018U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2018U-2012-08-08) (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: 907 total, 759 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760526015389A

## Narrative

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

L TAIL WHEEL SPRING MISSING AND L TAIL WHEEL SPRING RETAINING CLIP BROKEN.

## 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 MIA76DLA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA52), May 26, 1976: Maule M4-220 (N2018U), Gainesville, FL, 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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