CHI69F0359

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4210 · Clarkston, MI · November 15, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 15, 1968
Place
Clarkston, MI · CLARKSTON, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2014UMaule M-4210
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107411

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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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3-3851  68/11/15   CLARKSTON,MICH      MAULE M-4210        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 473
        TIME - 0221                    N2014U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 453 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE ON DOWNWIND LEG.

Aircraft

Registration
N2014U
Reported as
Maule M-4210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pontiac

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.