# Accident 19730818025849A: Maule M4, Otisville, MI, August 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Otisville, MI
- Airport: Rixport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.1653° N, 83.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otisville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1653&lon=-83.5253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4736T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4736T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818025849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GND LOOPED TO R CAME TO REST ON UNIMPROVED TRRN 60FT FROM THE RWY EDGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI74FEC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC08), Aug 18, 1973: Maule M-4 (N4736T), Otisville, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4736T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910617033649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910617033649I), Jun 17, 1991: Maule M4 (N4736T), East Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Pilot ground looped aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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