# Accident 19890630018949A: Maule M4220S, Beluga, AK, June 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1989, 13:05 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9195° N, 159.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9195&lon=-159.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40676, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40676) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220S
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 123 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630018949A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT ON FLARE FOR LANDING, DRIFTED OFF OF A SELECTED ROAD. LANDED IN TUNDRA AND NOSED OVER. CROSSWIND FACTOR.

## 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 ANC89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA110), Jun 30, 1989: Maule M-4-2205 (N40676), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY CORRECT FOR A CROSSWIND DURING LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

## Other reports on N40676 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910501013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910501013869A), May 1, 1991: Maule M4220C (N40676), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Made low pass over a landing sight. Engine failed respond on pull up. Landed in trees. Failed to use carburetor heat

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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