# Accident 19790721018369A: Maule M4, Anchorage, AK, July 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N4741T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4741T-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210 (registry code 5460108, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,815 total, 230 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721018369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO DRAIN FUEL SYSTEM FOR WATER IN FUEL. ENGINE STOPPED AFTER LIFT OFF. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC79DAG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG68), Jul 21, 1979: Maule M4-210 (N4741T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4741T (1)

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

- [Accident 19950814027169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814027169A), Aug 14, 1995: Maule M4210 (N4741T), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Failed to rotate on takeoff roll until end of short strip. Settled into trees. Factors windshift and gross weight.

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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