# Accident 19770521023749A: Maule M4220C, Rifle, CO, May 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1977
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.5263° N, 107.7270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5263&lon=-107.7270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40338 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 42 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521023749A

## 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 DEN77DTE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE46), May 21, 1977: Maule M4220C (N40338), Rifle, CO, 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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