# Accident 19810319011239A: Maule M4, Central, AK, March 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Central, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.5725° N, 144.8031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Central, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5725&lon=-144.8031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9820M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 325 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319011239A

## Narrative

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

SKI-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE STRUCK SNOWDRIFT ON EDGE OF ROAD ON TAKEOFF. GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 ANC81DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA035), Mar 19, 1981: Maule M-4 (N9820M), Harrison Smt, AK, substantial damage

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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