# NTSB UNK65X1114: Maule M4, N4704T, Zionsville, IN, December 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1964
- Place: Zionsville, IN · ZIONSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.9509° N, 86.2619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zionsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9509&lon=-86.2619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1114

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4704T-1989-01-30), registration cancelled 1989-01-30, S/N 47 (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: Terry Field

## Other investigations on N4704T (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 CHI69D0610](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0610), Apr 21, 1969: Maule M-4 (N4704T), Columbus, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0229), Oct 11, 1964: Maule M4 (N4704T), Plymouth, MI, 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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