# Accident 19831112073739A: Maule M4210C, Nuiqsut, AK, November 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1983, 21:00 local time
- Place: Nuiqsut, AK
- Airport: Nuiqsut
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 71.2800° N, 156.7800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2800&lon=-156.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51418, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51418-1984-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,455 total, 265 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831112073739A

## Narrative

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

ANGLE OF IMPACT INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON A GO AROUND FROM ATTEMPT TO LAND IN DENSE SURFACE FOG.

## 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 ANC84FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA016), Nov 13, 1983: Maule M-4-210C (N51418), Nuiqsut, AK, substantial damage, 1 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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