# NTSB SEA79DYM59: Maule M4220C, N40307, Bates, OR, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- Place: Bates, OR · BATES, OR
- Location: 44.5929° N, 118.5086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bates, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5929&lon=-118.5086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2481  79/8/19  NR.BATES,OR           MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N40307              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LONGCREEK,OR                RETURN                       ROUND ROBIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT GULLY LDG ON RIVER 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

## 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 19790819030279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819030279A), Aug 19, 1979: Maule M4220C, Bates, OR, Substantial damage. Lost student pilot ran into conditions of dusk, thunderstorms, lowering clouds. Landed in river bed. Hit ditch.

## 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 OAK75DXQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ25), Sep 15, 1974: Maule M4220C (N40307), Reno, NV, 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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