# NTSB UNK65X0113: Maule M4, N4716T, Chicago, IL, October 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1964
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&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 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3090   64/10/2   CHICAGO ILL         MAULE M4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 210
        TIME - 0830                    N4716T              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                         VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4716T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4716T-1974-12-18), registration cancelled 1974-12-18, S/N 59 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (registry code 5460104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meigs

## Other investigations on N4716T (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 UNK64X1868](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1868), May 21, 1964: Maule M4 (N4716T), Evansville, IN, 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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