# NTSB CHI74FEC08: Maule M-4, N4736T, Otisville, MI, August 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Otisville, MI · OTISVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.1653° N, 83.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otisville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1653&lon=-83.5253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2111  73/8/18    OTISVILLE,MICH      MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 169
        TIME - 0630                    N4736T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIXPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTISVILLE,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GND LOOPED TO R CAME TO REST ON UNIMPROVED TRRN 60FT FROM THE RWY EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4736T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4736T), registered now, S/N 80, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (registry code 5460104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rixport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730818025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818025849A), Aug 18, 1973: Maule M4, Otisville, MI, Substantial damage. Gnd looped to r came to rest on unimproved trrn 60FT from the rwy edge.

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.

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