# Accident 19730531015499A: Maule M4210, North Pole, AK, May 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1973
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4617T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4617T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule BEE DEE M-4-210 (registry code 5460106, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-bee-dee-m-4-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 29 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730531015499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLOAT EQUIPT.PLT STALLED ACFT TO KEEP FM HITTING TREES ON EDGE OF LAKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC73DAA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA24), May 31, 1973: Maule M4-210 (N4617T), North Pole, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4617T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910629025869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629025869I), Jun 29, 1991: Maule M4210 (N4617T), Gulfshores, AL. Pilot shut fuel off when changing fuel tanks. Forced landing on beach.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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