# NTSB OAK75DXQ25: Maule M4220C, N40307, Reno, NV, September 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DXQ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40307-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 2082C, built 1971 (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
- Airport: Stead

## 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 19740915029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915029909A), Sep 15, 1974: Maule M4220C, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Plt thought ldg was on dry lake bed.

## Other investigations on N40307 (2)

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 SEA79DYM59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM59), Aug 19, 1979: Maule M4220C (N40307), Bates, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ27), Sep 4, 1971: Maule M-4 (N40307), Newton, KS, 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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