ANC70D0059

NTSB accident investigation · Maule M-4 · Usibelli, AK · August 22, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1969
Place
Usibelli, AK · USIBELLI, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4610TMaule M-4
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163205

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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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3-3600  69/8/22    USIBELLI,ALAS       MAULE M-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 864
        TIME - 1830                    N4610T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRUBSTAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRUBSTAKE CK,ALAS           USIBELLI,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT HIGH BUSHES.

Aircraft

Registration
N4610T
Reported as
Maule M-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grubstake

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.