# NTSB SEA79DYP05: Maule M4220C, N40314, Coeur D'Alene, ID, December 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1978
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID · COEUR D'ALENE, ID
- Location: 47.7029° N, 116.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coeur d'Alene, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7029&lon=-116.7958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYP05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3653  78/12/17   COEUR D'ALENE,ID    MAULE M4220C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3980
        TIME - 1630                    N40314              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COEUR D'ALENE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAND POINT,ID               COEUR D'ALENE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LND TO L OF RWY IN DEEP SNOW. RWY LTS INOP,RWY & GRND SNOW COVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40314](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40314), registered now, S/N 2090C, 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 6A-350SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (registry code 27023, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coeur D'Alene

## 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 19781217039399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217039399A), Dec 17, 1978: Maule M4T, Coeur D'Alene, ID, Substantial damage. Lnd to l of rwy in deep snow. Rwy lts inop,rwy & grnd snow covere

## Other investigations on N40314 (1)

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 SEA83LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA090), Apr 26, 1983: Maule M-4-220C (N40314), Malad City, ID, 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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