# Accident 19890827032499A: Maule M4210, Bainbridge, AK, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bainbridge, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4605T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4605T-1992-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210 (registry code 5460108, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 250 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827032499A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED TRYING TO LAND ON A BEACH AFTER ENCOUNTERING IFR WEATHER. HIGH TIDE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT

## 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 ANC89LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA151), Aug 27, 1989: Maule M-4-210 (N4605T), Bainbridge, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS…

## Other reports on N4605T (3)

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

- [Accident 19770327009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770327009219A), Mar 27, 1977: Maule M4T (N4605T), Alexander Ck, AK, Substantial damage. Landing was made on frozen snow covered creek.
- [Accident 19750626017109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750626017109A), Jun 26, 1975: Maule M4210 (N4605T), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730903033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903033889A), Sep 3, 1973: Maule M4210 (N4605T), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Taxied too fast trying to clr rwy.

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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