# NTSB DEN77DTE46: Maule M4220C, N40338, Rifle, CO, May 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1977
- Place: Rifle, CO · RIFLE, CO
- Location: 39.5376° N, 107.7703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rifle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5376&lon=-107.7703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTE46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2060  77/5/21    RIFLE, CO           MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 248
        TIME - 0950                    N40338              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARFIELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANBY, CO                  RIFLE, CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40338 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garfield 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 19770521023749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521023749A), May 21, 1977: Maule M4220C, Rifle, CO, 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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