# NTSB DEN74DTC21: Maule M4220C, N2080U, Gillette, WY, November 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1973
- Place: Gillette, WY · GILLETTE, WY
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3810  73/11/26   GILLETTE,WYO        MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 737
        TIME - 1750                    N2080U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETTE,WYO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT WAS OPERATING ACFT IN LOW FUEL STATE.WIRE FENCE APPROX 250FT FROM END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2080U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2080U-2024-06-15), registration cancelled 2024-06-15, S/N 2073C, built 1971 (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: Campbell County

## 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 19731126036699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731126036699A), Nov 26, 1973: Maule M4220C, Gillette, WY, Substantial damage. Plt was operating acft in low fuel state. Wire fence approx 250FT from end of rwy.

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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