# NTSB MIA72DLG26: Maule M-4, N40319, Mt.Pleasant, SC, February 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1972
- Place: Mt.Pleasant, SC · MT.PLEASANT, SC
- Location: 32.7941° N, 79.8626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7941&lon=-79.8626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1242  72/2/20    MT.PLEASANT,SC      MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 212
        TIME - 1805                    N40319              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMLEYS POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 MT.PLEASANT,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40319](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40319), registered now, S/N 2094C, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- 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: Remleys Point

## Other investigations on N40319 (3)

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 ANC75DAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG23), Aug 10, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40319), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74DAG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG57), Sep 23, 1973: Maule M4220C (N40319), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA05-201443), Jul 9, 1972: Maule M-4 (N40319), Lone Pine, CA, 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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