- Date
- September 15, 1974
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40307Maule M4220C
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740915029909A
- Case key
- 136910
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2638 74/9/15 NR.RENO,NEV MAULE M4220C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 600 TIME - 1030 N40307 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KLAMATH FALLS,OREG RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT LDG WAS ON DRY LAKE BED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40307
- Reported as
- Maule M4220C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stead
N40307Registration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Maule M-4-220CAirframe modelMaule M-4-220CEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N40307 · 2
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