# NTSB SEA70F0042: Maule M-4, N4703T, Kalispell, MT, July 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1969
- Place: Kalispell, MT · KALISPELL, MT
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2283  69/7/18    KALISPELL,MONT      MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 225
        TIME - 1745                    N4703T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLACIER PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR OLEO STRUT FUSELAGE FITTING FAILED IN THE WELD AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4703T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4703T), registered now, S/N 46, built 1963 (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: Glacier Park

## Other investigations on N4703T (1)

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 SEA67F0296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0296), Apr 24, 1967: Maule M-4 (N4703T), Helena, MT, 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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