# NTSB SEA67F0329: Maule M-4, N4132C, Vancouver, WA, April 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1967
- Place: Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0329
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0329

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1143   67/4/9    VANCOUVER,WASH      MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 60, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N4132C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 15 KNOTS,GUSTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4132C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4132C-1977-11-10), registration cancelled 1977-11-10, S/N 5 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule BEE DEE M-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-bee-dee-m-4) (registry code 5460102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Evergreen

## Other investigations on N4132C (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 DEN77FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA053), Aug 16, 1977: Maule M4 (N4132C), Estes Park, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA68D0195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0195), Aug 8, 1967: Maule M-4 (N4132C), Scappoose, OR, 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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