NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN73DTC06
Registry · N40331
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MAULE M-4-220C
Year of manufacture
1972 · 0 years old at event
Engine
FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES (235 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4BAA1
Registrant of record
SNOW JOE W
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
MAULE M4220C · N40331
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
JACKSON HOLE
Kind of flying
B2
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
270° / 10 kt
Temp
82° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
00000002106C
Total time
111 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
1,235
Age
26
Investigator remarks
SEL RWY BEING USED BY GLIDER OPNS.GLIDER ON RWY.
Cause factors
- 64/A/27 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 84/A/7 A MISCELLANEOUS EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 80/J/BY J AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES OTHER Joint cause
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 2310.
Source file
NTSB_1972_3_2310.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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