# Incident 19840325021339I: Vought F4U4, Lubbock, TX, March 25, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town And Country
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840325021339I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED ON USING BRAKES TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY. BROKEN LINKAGE BOLT LACKED LUBRICATION.

## Other reports on N4908M (1)

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

- [Incident 19831229074549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229074549I), Dec 29, 1983: Vought F4U4 (N4908M), Breckenridge, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine went to full power on runup. Airplane hit a hangar. Mechanic conducting runup had throttle hook up reversed.

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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