# Accident 19830619029479A: Maule M4220C, Churubusco, IN, June 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Churubusco, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2315° N, 85.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Churubusco, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2315&lon=-85.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40338 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 91 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619029479A

## Narrative

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

DURING ABORTED LANDING AND GO AROUND, AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND THEN TREE BEFORE CRASHING TO GROUND.

## 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 CHI83LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA266), Jun 20, 1983: Maule M4-220C (N40338), Green Township, IN, destroyed

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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