# Accident 19770103000429A: Maule M4180C, Coldwater, KS, January 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1977
- Place: Coldwater, KS
- Airport: Stark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.2675° N, 99.3234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2675&lon=-99.3234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40303, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-180C (registry code 5460132, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4180C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 305 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770103000429A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IN FOG

## 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 MKC77DCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ13), Jan 3, 1977: Maule M-4 (N40303), Coldwater, KS, 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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