UNK65X1114

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M4 · Zionsville, IN · December 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 24, 1964
Place
Zionsville, IN · ZIONSVILLE, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4704TMaule M4
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180401

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3877  64/12/24   ZIONSVILLE IND      MAULE M4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 125
        TIME - 1300                    N4704T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4704T
Reported as
Maule M4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Terry Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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