# NTSB DEN74FTE62: Maule M4220C, N40694, Brighton, CO, April 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1974
- Place: Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0707   74/4/1  NR.BRIGHTON,COLO      MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 340
        TIME - 1830                    N40694              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND ISLAND,NEBR           BOULDER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- LANDED ON WET AND RUTTED SOD FIELD.FUEL QTY IND INACCURATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40694](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40694), registered now, S/N 2184C, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Registry model: [Maule M-4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4c) (registry code 5460105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740401007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740401007889A), Apr 1, 1974: Maule M4220C, Brighton, CO, Substantial damage. Landed on wet and rutted sod field. Fuel qty ind inaccurate.

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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