# Accident 19790822027739A: Maule M4, Vancouver, WA, August 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1979, 15:59 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6205° N, 122.6565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEARSON FLD (VUO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6205&lon=-122.6565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40332, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40332-2012-11-15) (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 M4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,900 total, 22 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822027739A

## Narrative

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

FAA FLIGHT TEST EVALUATION OF ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH TO LANDING, RESULTING IN CRASH SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA051), Aug 22, 1979: Maule M-4 (N40332), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40332 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740602014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602014159A), Jun 2, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40332), Dove Creek, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot made low pass to observe deer & lost ctl. Density alt abt 10500 ft.

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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