# Accident 19781107038649A: Maule M4T, Anchorage, AK, November 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1978
- 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: N9029E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9029E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-5-235C (registry code 5460135, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,520 total, 290 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781107038649A

## Narrative

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

FCD LDG-GLCR CVD W DEEP SNW.CAUS-MAG ROTOR HSG INTERFERENCE.CONT-IC AD TO MAG NOT REC BY OWNR.

## 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 ANC79DAG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG26), Nov 7, 1978: Maule M-5 (N9029E), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9029E (1)

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

- [Incident 19850308026029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308026029I), Mar 8, 1985: Maule M5235C (N9029E), Port Heiden, AK, Minor damage. Landed on beach due to low fuel. Aircraft nosed over in wet sand.

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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