# NTSB NYC65F0179: Maule M-4, N4740T, Mt Pleasant, PA, May 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1965
- Place: Mt Pleasant, PA · MT PLEASANT, PA
- Location: 40.1509° N, 79.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1509&lon=-79.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0839   65/5/1    MT PLEASANT PA      MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2000
        TIME - 1830                    N4740T              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWP PLT-IMPROPERLY RIGGED MIXTURE CONTROL.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4740T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740T), registered now, S/N 1004 (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: Mt Pleasant

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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