Aviation Crash Map

Maule M-4 N4730T

8 July 1972 · Wheeling, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 July 1972 at about 09:17 local time, a Maule M-4 registered N4730T was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:17
Classification
Accident
Location
Wheeling, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Pal-Waukee
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Maule M-4
Registration
N4730T
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Practice
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2103

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WING, GR, PROP DMGD.OVERCORRECTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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