# NTSB OAK72DVA05: Maule M-4, N40319, Lone Pine, CA, July 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1972
- Place: Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
- Location: 36.5744° N, 118.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lone Pine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5744&lon=-118.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA05-201443

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2080   72/7/9    LONE PINE,CALIF     MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 790
        TIME - 1300                    N40319              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUNNEL MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CALIF                LONE PINE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## 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: Tunnel Meadows

## 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 MIA72DLG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG26), Feb 20, 1972: Maule M-4 (N40319), Mt.Pleasant, SC, 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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