# NTSB ANC75DAG23: Maule M4220C, N40319, Dillingham, AK, August 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1974
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2553  74/8/10    DILLINGHAM,ALAS     MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 288
        TIME - 1800                    N40319              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,ALAS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- LND LONG TO AVOID PUDDLE AT RWY MID POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40319](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40319), registered now, S/N 2094C, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dillingham Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740810025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810025899A), Aug 10, 1974: Maule M4220C, Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd long to avoid puddle at rwy mid point.

## Other investigations on N40319 (3)

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 ANC74DAG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG57), Sep 23, 1973: Maule M4220C (N40319), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA05-201443), Jul 9, 1972: Maule M-4 (N40319), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DLG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG26), Feb 20, 1972: Maule M-4 (N40319), Mt.Pleasant, SC, substantial damage

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.

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