# Accident 19740821030279A: Maule M4210C, Anchorage, AK, August 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1974
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9857M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9857M-2018-05-21) (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 M4210C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 22 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821030279A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED. FUEL SELECTOR STOP PIN BENT. SELECTOR POS 1 INCH OFF L TANK. LND IN LVL FLD.

## 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 ANC75DAG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG13), Aug 21, 1974: Maule M4210C (N9857M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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