# NTSB DEN74FTE82: Maule M4220C, N40332, Dove Creek, CO, June 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Dove Creek, CO · DOVE CREEK, CO
- Location: 37.7668° N, 108.9072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dove Creek, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7668&lon=-108.9072&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1440   74/6/2  NR.DOVE CREEK,COLO    MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 750
        TIME - 1500                    N40332              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 493 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,ARIZ           MONTROSE,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                     12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      78
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE LOW PASS TO OBSERVE DEER & LOST CTL. DENSITY ALT ABT 10500 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40332](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40332-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 2107C, 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

## 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 19740602014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602014159A), Jun 2, 1974: Maule M4220C, Dove Creek, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot made low pass to observe deer & lost ctl. Density alt abt 10500 ft.

## Other investigations on N40332 (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 SEA79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA051), Aug 22, 1979: Maule M-4 (N40332), Vancouver, WA, 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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