# Accident 19870712034139A: Maule M4210, Sitka, AK, July 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.7293° N, 135.0004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7293&lon=-135.0004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9812M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9812M-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210 (registry code 5460108, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870712034139A

## Narrative

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

LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. NO COMMUNICATIONS. COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN AND BURNED. PROP INDICATES NO POWER AT IMPACT.

## 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 SEA87FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA135), Jul 12, 1987: Maule M-4-210C (N9812M), Sitka, AK, destroyed, 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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