- Date
- April 15, 1968
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9863MMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110493
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2017 68/4/15 WASILLA,ALAS MAULE M-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 750 TIME - 1005 N9863M PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- INNER THROTTLE SHAFT PACKINGS WERE FOUND CUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9863M
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9863MRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Maule M-4-220CAirframe modelMaule M-4-220CEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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