# Accident 20120513010889A: Maule M-4-220C, Sterling, AK, May 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2012, 21:00 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5411° N, 150.5992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5411&lon=-150.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N615SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-4-220C (registry code 5460114, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350-C1 (registry code 27042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4-220C
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A-350-C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,676 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120513010889A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT HE OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 ANC12CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA047), May 13, 2012: Maule M-4-220C (N615SD), Sterling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use a preflight checklist and subsequent failure to turn on the airplane's fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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