# Accident 19780430040459A: Maule M4T, Bethel, AK, April 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9842M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9842M-2009-09-18) (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: 940 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430040459A

## Narrative

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

L HORIZ STAB FAILED.

## 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 ANC78DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA035), Apr 30, 1978: Maule M4210C (N9842M), Bethel, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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