# Incident 19800511053209I: Maule M4220C, San Andreas, CA, May 11, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1927° N, 120.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Andreas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1927&lon=-120.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40329, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40329) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 472 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800511053209I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK ELECTRICAL LINES ON APPROACH TO A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP.

## Other reports on N40329 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840428014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840428014679A), Apr 28, 1984: Maule M4220C (N40329), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. Buyer unskilled in type, lost control, ground looped on landing when pilot owner tried to correct control misuse.

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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