# Accident 19900601017979A: Maule M4, Little Susitna, AK, June 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Little Susitna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4623T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4623T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4 (registry code 5460104, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900601017979A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED ON TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC90LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA081), Jun 1, 1990: Maule M4 (N4623T), L. Susitna Riv, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FUEL MISMANAGEMENT IN NOT HAVING SUFFICIENT FUEL TO REACH HIS DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N4623T (3)

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

- [Accident 19990924027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990924027829A), Sep 24, 1999: Maule M4 (N4623T), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 24, 1999, at 1306 Alaska daylight time, a Maule ML-4 airplane, N4623T, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during takeoff from…
- [Accident 19830902048869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902048869A), Sep 2, 1983: Maule M4 (N4623T), Monroe, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff. Aircraft rolled into high grass and flipped inverted.
- [Accident 19790526009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526009379A), May 26, 1979: Maule M4 (N4623T), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing and ground looped.

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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