# Accident 19840610023419A: Maule M4, Middletown, OH, June 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5591° N, 84.4200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5591&lon=-84.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540JC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Reported engine: LYC O540J1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 33 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840610023419A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND CAUSED HARD LANDING. RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED.

## 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 CHI84LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA236), Jun 10, 1984: Maule M-4 (N540JC), Middletown, OH, 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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