# Accident 19970903039639A: Maule M4220C, Aniak, AK, September 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1997, 21:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1998° N, 158.5990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1998&lon=-158.5990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2048U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048U-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4220C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903039639A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT FLOAT SEPERATED LANDING AT REMOTE LAKE. DAMAGED FLOATS RIGHT WING ALSO.

## 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 ANC97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA142), Sep 4, 1997: Maule ML-4-220C (N2048U), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent swerve during landing on calm water. A factor was the pilot's lack of certification in single engine seaplanes.

## Other reports on N2048U (1)

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

- [Accident 19781013029069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013029069A), Oct 13, 1978: Maule M4T (N2048U), Palmer,Ak, AK, Substantial damage

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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