# Accident 19900930046859A: Maule M4210C, Bethel, AK, September 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1990, 21:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8096° N, 161.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8096&lon=-161.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51441, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51441-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-210C (registry code 5460112, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 392 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930046859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC90LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA189), Oct 1, 1990: Maule M-4-210C (N51441), 60 E Of Bethel, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED 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:…

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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