# NTSB ANC70D0059: Maule M-4, N4610T, Usibelli, AK, August 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1969
- Place: Usibelli, AK · USIBELLI, AK
- Location: 63.8614° N, 148.7803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Usibelli, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8614&lon=-148.7803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3600  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4610T-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 1025, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-4
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-210c) (registry code 5460112) (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
- Airport: Grubstake

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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