# Accident 19930702021999A: Maule M4210C, Iliamna, AK, July 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8496° N, 154.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8496&lon=-154.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9872M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9872M) (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: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702021999A

## Narrative

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

DIPPED A FLOAT WHILE WATER TAXI IN GUSTY DOWNWIND. WIND RAISED TAIL. FLOATPLANE ROLLED INVERTED.

## 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 ANC93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA109), Jul 2, 1993: Maule M4 (N9872M), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER TAXI SPEED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER.

## Other reports on N9872M (1)

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

- [Accident 19820803037949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803037949A), Aug 3, 1982: Maule M4210C (N9872M), Eagle River, AK, Substantial damage. Lifted off water on second try, over gross weight, unable to climb, flew into trees on shoreline.

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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