# NTSB LAX66F0121: Maule M-4, N4604T, Moorpark, CA, July 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1965
- Place: Moorpark, CA · MOORPARK, CA
- Location: 34.2859° N, 118.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorpark, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2859&lon=-118.8770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2728   65/7/3    MOORPARK CALIF      MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 507
        TIME - 1445                    N4604T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- RIGHT CENTER SHOCK STRUT FAILED AT FITTING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4604T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4604T), registered now, S/N 1017, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (registry code 5460108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moorpark

## Other investigations on N4604T (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC71FAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAG23), Sep 13, 1970: Maule M4-210 (N4604T), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70FUA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUA26), May 27, 1970: Maule M-4 (N4604T), San Clemnte, CA, substantial damage

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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