# Accident 19790819030279A: Maule M4220C, Bates, OR, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 20:15 local time
- Place: Bates, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5929° N, 118.5086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bates, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5929&lon=-118.5086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40307-2014-10-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819030279A

## Narrative

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

LOST STUDENT PILOT RAN INTO CONDITIONS OF DUSK, THUNDERSTORMS, LOWERING CLOUDS. LANDED IN RIVER BED. HIT DITCH.

## 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 SEA79DYM59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM59), Aug 19, 1979: Maule M4220C (N40307), Bates, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40307 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740915029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915029909A), Sep 15, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40307), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Plt thought ldg was on dry lake bed.

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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