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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M-4-210C · Bethel, AK · September 30, 1990

Date: September 30, 1990 · 21:00 local
Place: Bethel, AK
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N51441
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC90LA189
Reported as: Maule M4210C
Reported engine: Continental IO360A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 435 total392 in this make and model

N51441Registration cancelled May 8, 2015 · Maule M-4-210CS/N 1103C · Built 1973 Airframe modelMaule M-4-210C Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Advised vnr for proposed flight departed anyway. Became lost struck ridge.

As the FAA filed it

ADVISED VNR FOR PROPOSED FLIGHT DEPARTED ANYWAY. BECAME LOST STRUCK RIDGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC90LA189Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal report60 E Of Bethel, AKContinued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain altitude and clearance above mountainous terrain. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse terrain and weather conditions, the…Oct 1, 1990 · Destroyed