# Accident 19781217039399A: Maule M4T, Coeur D'Alene, ID, December 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1978
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Airport: Coeur D'Alene
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.7743° N, 116.8196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COEUR D'ALENE (COE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7743&lon=-116.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40314) (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 M4T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,980 total, 42 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217039399A

## Narrative

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

LND TO L OF RWY IN DEEP SNOW. RWY LTS INOP,RWY & GRND SNOW COVERE

## 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 SEA79DYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP05), Dec 17, 1978: Maule M4220C (N40314), Coeur D'Alene, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40314 (2)

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

- [Incident 20060420005209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060420005209I), Apr 20, 2006: Maule M4220C (N40314), Belen, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On April 20, 2006, at 1110 mdst, a Maule M-4, N40314, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] came to rest on its nose at Belen Alexander airport…
- [Accident 19830426016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426016099A), Apr 26, 1983: Maule M4220C (N40314), Malad City, ID, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from a snow covered alfalfa field. Unable to lift, aborted. Ran into a plowed field and flipped.

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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