# Accident 19790124007649A: Maule M4, AK, January 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1979, 10:56 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2076U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2076U-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 99 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124007649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR OPERATION IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS. FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA035), Jan 24, 1979: Maule M-4 (N2076U), Eureka Lodge, AK, substantial damage, 2 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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