# Accident 19820803037949A: Maule M4210C, Eagle River, AK, August 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2104° N, 149.2507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2104&lon=-149.2507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9872M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9872M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 58 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803037949A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF WATER ON SECOND TRY, OVER GROSS WEIGHT, UNABLE TO CLIMB, FLEW INTO TREES ON SHORELINE.

## 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 ANC82DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA065), Aug 4, 1982: Maule M-4-210C (N9872M), Eagle River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9872M (1)

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

- [Accident 19930702021999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702021999A), Jul 2, 1993: Maule M4210C (N9872M), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Dipped a float while water taxi in gusty downwind. Wind raised tail. Floatplane rolled inverted.

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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