# NTSB LAX75DUG34: Maule M4220C, N40654, Chiraco Summit, CA, February 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1975
- Place: Chiraco Summit, CA · CHIRACO SUMMIT, CA
- Location: 33.6609° N, 115.7214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chiriaco Summit, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6609&lon=-115.7214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0560  75/2/14  NR.CHIRACO SUMMIT,CA  MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 426
        TIME - 0948                    N40654              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                MEXICALI,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG FAILED INTERNALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40654](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40654-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N 2169C, built 1973 (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 19750214004729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750214004729A), Feb 14, 1975: Maule M4220C, Chiraco Summit, CA, Substantial damage. Eng failed internally.

## Other investigations on N40654 (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 LAX97LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA211), Jun 14, 1997: Maule M-4-220C (N40654), Gualala, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from tall trees. The weather conditions (low ceiling and…

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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