# Accident 19810607071629A: Vought F4U4, Stratford, CT, June 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1981, 11:13 local time
- Place: Stratford, CT
- Airport: Igor Sikorsky Mun
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4907M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4907M-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chance Vought F4U-4 (registry code 2152608, https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOUGHT F4U4
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607071629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL. AICRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND CRASHED AFTER LIFTOFF.

## 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 NYC81FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA060), Jun 7, 1981: Chance Vogt F4U-4 (N4907M), Stratford, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4907M (1)

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

- [Incident 19801120083879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801120083879I), Nov 20, 1980: Vought F4U4 (N4907M), Bridgeport, CT. Ran off the runway after landing due left main wheel not centered when gear was extended. Pivot worn and cracked.

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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