ANC67D0085

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M4 · Seward, AK · January 15, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1967
Place
Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9823MMaule M4
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119266

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0163  67/1/15    SEWARD,ALAS         MAULE M4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9823M              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 49, 14000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTAQUE ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF RUN SLOWED WHEN SKI BROKE THRU SNOW CRUST.STRUCK LOG,TOOK OFF,FURTHER DAMAGED ON LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N9823M
Reported as
Maule M4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montaque Island

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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