# Accident 19730817030229A: Maule M4T, Ninilchik, AK, August 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Ninilchik, AK
- Airport: Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 60.0514° N, 151.6689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ninilchik, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0514&lon=-151.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40684, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40684) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 80 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG21-201624) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817030229A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON MARGINAL STRIP.GO ARND INTO RISING TERRAIN,R GR CTC GRND.

## 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 ANC74DAG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG21-201624), Aug 17, 1973: Maule M4210C (N40684), Ninilchik, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40684 (2)

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

- [Accident 20090404046869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090404046869A), Apr 4, 2009: Maule M-4-210C (N40684), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. A relatively new and low time pilot with a private pilot certificate attempted to land Off Airport in wet and snow covered conditions. Pilot departed merrill…
- [Accident 19870710074789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710074789A), Jul 10, 1987: Maule M4210C (N40684), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Made a forced landing on a rapidly rising terrain on rollout. Found water in fuel system.

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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