# Accident 20040326004132A: Maule M5210C, Denver, CO, March 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2004, 11:50 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9083° N, 105.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9083&lon=-105.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-210C (registry code 5460134, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M5210C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326004132A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 26, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 LOCAL TIME AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (BJC) IN VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE RUN-UP AREA OFF THE "A" TAXIWAY NEAR THE RUNWAY 11L TAXIWAY INTERSECTION A17. THERE WERE NO INJURIES PRE OR POST CRASH FIRES IN THIS ACCIDENT. N339X A MAULE, MODEL M-5-210C WAS IN MOTION ON THE GROUND, OPERATED BY MR. ANDREW CHITEA, AN ATP RATED PILOT CERT. #2762124 COLLIDED WITH N5345G A CESSNA MODEL 172S OFF THE TAXIWAY AND PARKED IN THE RUN-UP AREA. THE MAULE WAS TAXIING INTO THE RUN-UP AREA FROM THE TAXIWAY. THE CESSNA WAS SITTING STATIONARY IN THE RUN-UP AREA DOING PRE TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION SET-UP AND CHECKS. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE PROPELLER SPINNER OF THE MAULE CONTACTED THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING OF THE CESSNA. THE PROPELLERS OF EACH AIRCRAFT CAUSED DAMAGE TO EACH OTHER AND THE ENGINE COWLINGS. THE CESSNA PILOT SIDE WINDSCREEN WAS SHATTERED, FIREWALL BULKHEAD DENTED AND PUNCTURED, ENGINE TRUSS BUCKLED AND VARIOUS DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS WITHIN THE COWLING. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT DATED MARCH 30, 2004.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5345G, Cessna 172S: [Accident 20040326004131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326004131A)

## 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 DEN04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA053), Mar 26, 2004: Maule M-5-210C (N339X), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot of the Maule's failure to maintain a visual lookout.

## Other reports on N339X (2)

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

- [Accident 20251210018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251210018899A), Dec 10, 2025: Maule M-5-210C (N339X), Eureka, MT, Substantial damage. The pilot reported landing “too fast” with a light crosswind. During the landing rollout, the right wing lifted and the left wing dropped; the left wing…
- [Incident 19811024076379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024076379I), Oct 24, 1981: Maule M5210C (N339X), Ft Pierce, FL, Minor damage. No left brake on taxi for take off. Locked right brakes used power. Side stress collapsed gear. Brake line separated.

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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