# NTSB ANC69F0006: Maule M-4, N9863M, Wasilla, AK, April 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1968
- Place: Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69F0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2017  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9863M-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 2002C, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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