# NTSB ANC70D0053: Maule M4-210, N4726T, Anchorage, AK, September 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1969
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3890   69/9/4  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     MAULE M4-210        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 174
        TIME - 1930                    N4726T              PX-  0  0  2  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,ALAS               BELUGA LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LANDED ON SAND BAR OF MARGINAL LENGTH,WIND CALM. ACFT RAN INTO RIVER. MOOSE HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4726T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4726T-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 1001, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4-210
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210) (registry code 5460108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4726T (2)

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 ANC96LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA136), Sep 3, 1996: Maule M-4 (N4726T), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.
- [NTSB UNK66X0139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0139), Apr 21, 1966: Maule M-4 (N4726T), Vancouver, Canada, 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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