# Incident 19831229074549I: Vought F4U4, Breckenridge, TX, December 29, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1983, 15:45 local time
- Place: Breckenridge, TX
- Airport: Breckenridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7568° N, 98.9130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7568&lon=-98.9130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4908M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4908M-1989-10-03) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229074549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO FULL POWER ON RUNUP. AIRPLANE HIT A HANGAR. MECHANIC CONDUCTING RUNUP HAD THROTTLE HOOK UP REVERSED.

## Other reports on N4908M (1)

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

- [Incident 19840325021339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840325021339I), Mar 25, 1984: Vought F4U4 (N4908M), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear folded on using brakes to leave the runway. Broken linkage bolt lacked lubrication.

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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