CHI66F0353

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4 · Columbus, OH · October 13, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1965
Place
Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4615TMaule M-4
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175190

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3029  65/10/13   COLUMBUS OHIO       MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1725                    N4615T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4615T
Reported as
Maule M-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Columbus Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.