# NTSB ANC68A0037: Maule M4, N9867M, Anchorage, AK, January 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1968
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0034  68/1/12    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      MAULE, M4           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1400
        TIME - 1030                    N9867M              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RENTED ACFT.CAR BTRY+JUMPERS USED TO STRT.PLT DE-PLND CHK ACFT,PX BMPD THRTL,ACFT MVD,HIT GRADER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9867M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9867M-1989-11-28), registration cancelled 1989-11-28, S/N 1046C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE, M4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

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.

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