# Accident 19781013029069A: Maule M4T, Palmer,Ak, AK, October 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1978
- Place: Palmer,Ak, AK
- Airport: Palmer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2048U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048U-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013029069A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC79FAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG11), Oct 13, 1978: Maule M-4 (N2048U), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2048U (1)

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

- [Accident 19970903039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903039639A), Sep 3, 1997: Maule M4220C (N2048U), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. Right float seperated landing at remote lake. Damaged floats right wing also.

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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